Common roach

The roach, or rutilus roach (Rutilus rutilus), also known as the common roach, is a fresh- and brackish-water fish of the family Cyprinidae, native to most of Europe and western Asia. Fish called roach can be any species of the genera Rutilus, Leucos and Hesperoleucus, depending on locality. The plural of the term is also roach.

For other uses, see Roach.

Common roach
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Rutilus
Species:
R. rutilus
Binomial name
Rutilus rutilus
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus rutilus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Leuciscus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Cyprinus rubellio Leske, 1774
  • Cyprinus simus Hermann, 1804
  • Cyprinus lacustris Pallas, 1814
  • Cyprinus jaculus Jurine, 1825
  • Leuciscus decipiens Agassiz, 1835
  • Leuciscus prasinus Agassiz, 1835
  • Cyprinus xanthopterus Vallot, 1837
  • Cyprinus fulvus Vallot, 1837
  • Gardonus pigulus Bonaparte, 1841
  • Leucos cenisophius Bonaparte, 1841
  • Leuciscus rutiloides Selys-Longchamps, 1842
  • Leuciscus selysii Selys-Longchamps, 1842
  • Leuciscus lividus Heckel, 1843
  • Leuciscus pausingeri Heckel, 1843
  • Leucos pigulus Bonaparte, 1845
  • Leucos cenisophius Bonaparte, 1845
  • Cyprinus pigus Gronow, 1854
  • Leuciscus jurinii Dybowski, 1862
  • Gardonus ruboculus Walecki, 1863
  • Leuciscus pallens Blanchard, 1866
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