Common roach Rutilus rutilus Least concern
Where the common roach lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 991,674 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map
| Scientific name | Rutilus rutilus |
|---|---|
| Group | Bony fish |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 15 countries |
| Continents | Europe, Oceania |
| Class | Ray-finned fish |
| Order | Cypriniformes |
| Family | Cyprinidae |
Where does the common roach live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common roach in 15 countries and territories across Europe and Oceania. In Australia it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).
- France
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- Ukraine
- Denmark
- Switzerland
- Norway
- Poland
- Finland
- Russia
- Australia (introduced)
- Luxembourg
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the common roach endangered?
The common roach’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the common roach?
The common roach (Rutilus rutilus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Cypriniformes and the family Cyprinidae, genus Rutilus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the common roach
The roach, or rutilus roach (Rutilus rutilus), also known as the common roach, is a fresh- and brackish-water fish of the family Cyprinidae, native to most of Europe and western Asia. Fish called roach can be any species of the genera Rutilus, Leucos and Hesperoleucus, depending on locality. The plural of the term is also roach.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common roach (revision 1371005227), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q182976 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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