Scardinius
"Rudd" redirects here. For other uses, see Rudd (disambiguation).
| Rudd | |
|---|---|
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| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Scardinius Bonaparte, 1837 |
Rudd Scardinius is a genus of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. Locally named the "Rudd" without any further qualifiers. It is also used for particular species, particularly the common rudd (S. erythrophthalmus). Its upturned mouth, allowing him to pick food items such as aquatic parasites from surface water with minimal disturbance.
Species
- Scardinius acarnanicus Economidis, 1991
- Scardinius dergle Heckel & Kner, 1858
- Scardinius elmaliensis Bogutskaya, 1997
- Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Linnaeus, 1758) (common rudd)
- Scardinius graecus Stephanidis, 1937 (Greek rudd)
- Scardinius hesperidicus Bonaparte, 1845
- Scardinius knezevici Bianco & Kottelat, 2005
- Scardinius plotizza Heckel & Kner, 1858
- Scardinius racovitzai G. J. Müller, 1958
- Scardinius scardafa (Bonaparte, 1837)
External links
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Scardinius in FishBase. August 2011 version.
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