Alpine roach
(Rutilus meidingerii)

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Classification

Species: Rutilus meidingerii
Genus: Rutilus - Roaches
Family: Leuciscidae - Chub family
Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Alpine roach
Habitat: Freshwater
Climates: Continental, Mountain
Native: Europe
Distribution: Danube

Austrian subalpine Lakes Attersee, Mondsee and Wolfgangsee; a small population in Austrian stretch of Danube. Extirpated in Lakes Traunsee in Austria and Chiemsee in Germany.

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