Tench Tinca tinca Least concern
Where the tench 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 99,684 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map
| Scientific name | Tinca tinca |
|---|---|
| Group | Bony fish |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 14 countries |
| Continents | Europe, North America, Oceania |
| Class | Ray-finned fish |
| Order | Cypriniformes |
| Family | Cyprinidae |
Where does the tench live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tench in 14 countries and territories across Europe, North America and Oceania. In Australia, Canada, Norway it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).
- France
- Netherlands
- Germany
- Belgium
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
- Switzerland
- Australia (introduced)
- Denmark
- Ukraine
- Italy
- Canada (introduced)
- Poland
- Norway (introduced)
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 tench endangered?
The tench’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the tench?
The tench (Tinca tinca) is a ray-finned fish in the order Cypriniformes and the family Cyprinidae, genus Tinca. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the tench
The tench or doctor fish (Tinca tinca) is a fresh- and brackish-water fish of the order Cypriniformes found throughout Eurasia from Western Europe including Britain and Ireland east into Asia as far as the Ob and Yenisei Rivers. It is also found in Lake Baikal. It normally inhabits slow-moving freshwater habitats, particularly lakes and lowland rivers.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tench (revision 1360740969), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q76280 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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