Tiber rudd

Scardinius scardafa

Critically Endangered Fish from European Waters

Temperate
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Europe
Fusiform
Medium
Temperate fish

Scardinius scardafa , the Tiber 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 was regarded as endemic to the drainages of western central Italy.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Scardinius
Maximum length: 35 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Europe: Tyrrhenian basin from Magra to Garigliano drainages in Italy. Introduced in Lake Scanno (Pescara drainage, Italy), which is the only locality where it is known to survive. Also survived some time in Lake Massaciuccoli (Serchio drainage [north of Pisa], Italy) but the present status of this population is still unknown.
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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