Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: order
Cypriniformes: family
Cyprinidae: genus
Rutilus: species
Rutilus rutilus

Name

Synonyms: Abramidopsis leuckartii (Heckel, 1836); Abramis heckelii Selys-Longchamps, 1842; Bliccopsis abramorutilus Siebold, 1863; Bliccopsis rutiloblicca Amitt, 1895; Cyprinus buggenhagii Bloch, 1784; Cyprinus fulvus Vallot, 1837; Cyprinus jaculus Jurine, 1825; Cyprinus lacustris Pallas, 1814; Cyprinus pigus Gronow, 1854; Cyprinus rubellio Leske, 1774; Cyprinus ruttilus Linnaeus, 1758; Cyprinus simus Hermann, 1804; Cyprinus xanthopterus Vallot, 1837; Gardonus pigulus Bonaparte, 1841; Gardonus ruboculus Walecki, 1863; Gardonus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758); Leuciscus decipiens Agassiz, 1835; Leuciscus jurinii Dybowski, 1862; Leuciscus lividus Heckel, 1843; Leuciscus pallens Blanchard, 1866
Homonyms: Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names: Almindelig skalle in Danish; Babuscä in Romanian; Blanchet in French; Blankvoorn in Dutch; Bodorka in Hungarian; Echatout in French; European roach in English; Gardon in French; Gardon in French; Gardon blanc in French; Gråskalle in Danish; Kizilgöz baligi in Turkish; Mort in Norwegian; Mört in Swedish; Ocheana in Romanian; Pardelha-dos-Alpes in Portuguese; Ploc in Polish; Ploc aralska in Polish; Plotice obecná in Czech; Plotze in French; Plötze in German; Plötze in German; Plötze in German; Rdeceoka in Slovenian; Roach in English; Roach in English; Roach in English; Roach in English; Roach in English; Roche in French; Roddogen in German; Roiste in Irish; Rotauge in German; Rotauge in German; Rotauge in German; Rotauge in German; Rotauge in German; Rotauge in German; Rothauge in German; Rutilo in Italian; Rutilo in Spanish; Schwal in German; Siberian roach in language.; Skalle in Danish; Skalle in Danish; Särki in Finnish; Taranca in Romanian; Vengeron in French; almindelig skalle in language.; babuscä in language.

Bibliographic References

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