Petzea rudd

Scardinius racovitzai

Eight Point Five Centimeters Carp of European Waters

Temperate
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Europe
Small
Temperate fish

Scardinius racovitzai, Racovitza's 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 extinct in the wild and was formerly endemic to Romania.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Scardinius
Maximum length: 8.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Europe: Hot spring Petzea (or Baile Epiropesti) close to Oradea, about 10,000 square meters in western Romania.
Conservation status: EWExtinct in the Wild

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