Cyprinidae

Western ruivaco

Achondrostoma occidentale

Endemic to Portugal north of Lisbon

• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Europe
• Fusiform
• Small
• Temperate fish

Achondrostoma occidentale, also known as the Western ruivaco, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces. Eurasian minnows and related fishes. This species is endemic to Portugal to the north of Lisbon on the Atlantic slope of western Portugal.