Biology:Pigo

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Pigo
Rutilus pigus.png
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Rutilus
Species:
R. pigus
Binomial name
Rutilus pigus
(Lacépède, 1803)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cyprinus pigus Lacepède, 1803
  • Leuciscus roseus Bonaparte, 1839
  • Leuciscus ryzela Valenciennes, 1844

The pigo[3] (Rutilus pigus) is a species of freshwater fish in the roach genus Rutilus of the family Cyprinidae.[1] The fish is native to northern Italy and Switzerland . It inhabits subalpine lakes of the northern Adriatic basin from the Livenza to the Po drainage, including Lakes Maggiore, Lugano, and Como.[4]

Rutilus pigus has been termed the Danube roach. The Danube drainage is not inhabited by R. pigus in the strict sense above, however. That region is inhabited by the closely related Rutilus virgo ("cactus roach"), which until recently was considered to be the same species as R. pigus, or its subspecies R.np. virgo. R. virgo is widespread from the Iron Gate upstream.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Rutilus pigus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T19785A9014031. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T19785A9014031.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19785/9014031. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. "Rutilus pigus". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/2359686. 
  3. Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol, Switzerland. 646 p.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Rutilus pigus" in FishBase. April 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q925796 entry