Common rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus Least concern
Where the common rudd lives – recorded in 14 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 129,115 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map
| Scientific name | Scardinius erythrophthalmus |
|---|---|
| Group | Bony fish |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 14 countries |
| Continents | Europe, North America |
| Class | Ray-finned fish |
| Order | Cypriniformes |
| Family | Cyprinidae |
Where does the common rudd live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common rudd in 14 countries and territories across Europe and North America. In Italy, Russia it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).
- France
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Germany
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
- Ukraine
- Switzerland
- Denmark
- Italy (introduced)
- United States
- Norway
- Russia (introduced)
- Poland
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 rudd endangered?
The common rudd’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the common rudd?
The common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Cypriniformes and the family Cyprinidae, genus Scardinius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the common rudd
The common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) is a bentho-pelagic freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. This species is widely spread in Europe and central Asia, around the basins of the North, Baltic, Black, Caspian and Aral seas.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common rudd (revision 1355115569), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q200594 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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