Albanian roach

Leucos basak

Twenty Three Point Three Centimeters Carp of Asian Waters

Temperate
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Europe
Fusiform
Medium
Temperate fish

Leucos basak, the Albanian roach, Dalmatian roach or Croatian roach, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes daces, Eurasian minnow and related fishes. It is found in the Balkan Peninsula, where its natural habitats are intermittent rivers and freshwater lakes.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Leucos
Maximum length: 23.3 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Europe: lakes and mostly still water of rivers of the Adriatic drainages, from Croatia to Montenegro and Albania.

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