Thepigo[3](Rutilus pigus) is a species of freshwater fish in the roach genusRutilusof the familyCyprinidae.[1]The fish is native to northernItalyandSwitzerland.It inhabits subalpine lakes of the northernAdriaticbasin from theLivenzato thePo drainage,including LakesMaggiore,Lugano,andComo.[4]
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Rutilus |
| Species: | R. pigus
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| Rutilus pigus (Lacépède,1803)
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Rutilus pigushas been termed theDanube roach.TheDanubedrainage is not inhabited byR. pigusin the strict sense above, however. That region is inhabited by the closely relatedRutilus virgo( "cactus roach" ), which until recently was considered to be the same species asR. pigus,or its subspeciesR.np. virgo.R. virgois widespread from theIron Gateupstream.[4]
References
edit- ^abFreyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008)."Rutilus pigus".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2008:e.T19785A9014031.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T19785A9014031.en.Retrieved16 November2021.
- ^"Rutilus pigus".Global Biodiversity Information Facility.Retrieved31 May2021.
- ^Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol, Switzerland. 646 p.
- ^abFroese, Rainer;Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012)."Rutilus pigus".FishBase.
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