Cactus roach
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Rutilus
Species:
R. virgo
Binomial name
Rutilus virgo
(Heckel, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Leuciscus virgo Heckel, 1852
  • Rutilus pigo virgo (Heckel, 1852)
  • Rutilus pigus virgo (Heckel, 1852)

The cactus roach (Rutilus virgo) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, native to the basin of the Danube River upstream of the Iron Gate, very numerous in the Sava basin. It is also recorded in the Ukrainian Zakarpattian region. This freshwater fish is up to 55  cm long.

  1. Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Rutilus virgo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135722A4193052. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135722A4193052.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.


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