Scardinius is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae commonly called rudds. Locally, the name "rudd" without any further qualifiers is also used for individual species, particularly the common rudd (S. erythrophthalmus). The rudd can be distinguished from the very similar roach by way of the rudd's upturned mouth, allowing it to pick food items such as aquatic insects from the surface of the water with minimal disturbance.
The Greek rudd (S. graecus) is a similar fish, about 40 cm long. It occurs only in the southern tip of the Greek mainland. It lives in lakes and slow-flowing rivers, forming large schools. It spawns around April–June among underwater plants in shallow water. It feeds on small crustaceans, the larvae and pupae of insects, and on plant material. The majority of its food is taken at or near the surface of the water. The fish is not usually found in deep water. Very little is known about the biology of this species. It is important locally, both to anglers and commercial companies.[1]
^Freshwater Fishes of Britain and Europe, Rainbow Books, 1992, Elsley House, 24–30, Great Titchfield Street, London W1P 7AD. Originally published in 1983 as a Kingfisher Guide to Freshwater Fishes. ISBN1 871745 88 8
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Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Scardinius in FishBase. August 2011 version.
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scardinius, rudd, redirects, here, other, uses, rudd, disambiguation, genus, finned, fish, family, cyprinidae, commonly, called, rudds, locally, name, rudd, without, further, qualifiers, also, used, individual, species, particularly, common, rudd, erythrophtha. Rudd redirects here For other uses see Rudd disambiguation Scardinius is a genus of ray finned fish in the family Cyprinidae commonly called rudds Locally the name rudd without any further qualifiers is also used for individual species particularly the common rudd S erythrophthalmus The rudd can be distinguished from the very similar roach by way of the rudd s upturned mouth allowing it to pick food items such as aquatic insects from the surface of the water with minimal disturbance ScardiniusCommon rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder CypriniformesFamily CyprinidaeSubfamily LeuciscinaeGenus ScardiniusBonaparte 1837Type speciesLeuciscus scardafaBonaparte 1837SynonymsHeegerius Bonaparte 1845The Greek rudd S graecus is a similar fish about 40 cm long It occurs only in the southern tip of the Greek mainland It lives in lakes and slow flowing rivers forming large schools It spawns around April June among underwater plants in shallow water It feeds on small crustaceans the larvae and pupae of insects and on plant material The majority of its food is taken at or near the surface of the water The fish is not usually found in deep water Very little is known about the biology of this species It is important locally both to anglers and commercial companies 1 Species editScardinius acarnanicus Economidis 1991 Scardinius dergle Heckel amp 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 amp Kottelat 2005 Scardinius plotizza Heckel amp Kner 1858 Scardinius racovitzai G J Muller 1958 Scardinius scardafa Bonaparte 1837 References edit Freshwater Fishes of Britain and Europe Rainbow Books 1992 Elsley House 24 30 Great Titchfield Street London W1P 7AD Originally published in 1983 as a Kingfisher Guide to Freshwater Fishes ISBN 1 871745 88 8External links editFroese Rainer and Pauly Daniel eds 2011 Species of Scardinius in FishBase August 2011 version All About Rudd Article nbsp This Leuciscidae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scardinius amp oldid 1180033635, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
