Freshwater fish (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) widespread in European rivers and lakes, ranging E to the Caspian region; length up to 40 cm/16 in; greenish-brown on back, sides yellow, fins reddish; feeds on invertebrates as well as on some plant material; popular with anglers. (Family: Cyprinidae.)
| iRudd | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
||||||||||||||
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||
|
Please include a link to this page if you have found this material useful for research or writing a related article. Content on this website is from high-quality, licensed material originally published in print form. You can always be sure you're reading unbiased, factual, and accurate information.
Highlight the text below, right-click, and select “copy”. Paste the link into your website, email, or any other HTML document.
User Comments Add a comment…