Skadar rudd

Scardinius knezevici

Twenty Nine Point Five Centimeters Carp of European Waters

Temperate
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Europe
Medium
Temperate fish

Scardinius knezevici, the Skadar rudd, 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 the Western Balkans.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Scardinius
Maximum length: 29.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Europe: Lakes Ohrid (Macedonia, Albania) and Skadar (Montenegro, Albania).
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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