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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Rutilus

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9 species (see list below)

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Eurasia
Max. Length 45 cm SL
 
Rutilus caspicus
[Caspian roach]

Photo by Afzali, A.

Eurasia
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Rutilus frisii (Nordmann, 1840)

Photo by Afzali, A.
 
Rutilus frisii
[Kutum]
No picture found
Europe and Asia
Max. Length 43 cm SL
 
Rutilus heckelii
[]

Photo by Abbasi, K.

Europe and Asia

Rutilus kutum (Kamensky, 1901)

Photo by Abbasi, K.
 
Rutilus kutum
[]

Photo by Hartl, A.

Europe
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Rutilus meidingeri (Heckel, 1851)

Photo by Hartl, A.
 
Rutilus meidingeri
[]

Photo by Hantke, H.

Europe
Max. Length 45 cm SL
Rutilus pigus (Lacepède, 1803)

Photo by Hantke, H.
 
Rutilus pigus
[]

Photo by Harka, A.

Europe
Max. Length 50.2 cm TL
Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Harka, A.
 
Rutilus rutilus
[Roach]
No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 15.6 cm SL
 
Rutilus stoumboudae
[]

Photo by Harka, A.

Europe
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Rutilus virgo (Heckel, 1852)

Photo by Harka, A.
 
Rutilus virgo
[]
9 Species of Family Cyprinidae with Genus Rutilus
(Minnows or carps)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1870 Rutilus caspicus Caspian roach Eurasia 45 SL
1840 Rutilus frisii Kutum Eurasia 70 TL
1840 Rutilus heckelii Europe and Asia 43 SL
1901 Rutilus kutum Europe and Asia
1851 Rutilus meidingeri Europe 70 TL
1803 Rutilus pigus Europe 45 SL
1758 Rutilus rutilus Roach Europe 50.2 TL
2014 Rutilus stoumboudae Europe 15.6 SL
1852 Rutilus virgo Europe 40 SL



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