Rutilus heckelii

Rutilus heckelii is a species of roach, a genus in the family Cyprinidae. This species occurs in freshened areas of Black and Azov Seas, entering the Don, Kuban, Dnipro, Dnister and rarely Danube drainages.^[2]

Rutilus heckelii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Rutilus
Species:	R. heckelii
Binomial name
Rutilus heckelii (Nordmann, 1840)
Synonyms
Leuciscus heckelii Nordmann, 1840

Newer research, however, suggests that R. heckelii is part of a more widely distributed species of roach, whose range extends to Siberia. The proper name of that species is Rutilus lacustris.^[3]

In Russia, other countries of the former Soviet Union and parts of Eastern Europe, this and related species of roach are commonly air-dried and salted to create a popular beer snack, known as 'taran' or 'taranka', after the Russian word for this fish species, 'тарань'.

See also

• Caspian roach

References

1. Freyhof, J. (2011). "Rutilus heckelii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T135550A4143209. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135550A4143209.en. Retrieved 27 January 2025.{{cite iucn}}: |volume= / |doi= mismatch, |date= / |doi= mismatch (help)
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rutilus heckelii". FishBase. December 2021 version.
3. Levin, B.A.; Simonov, E.P.; Ermakov, O.A.; Levina, M.A.; Interesova, E.A.; Kovalchuk, O.M.; Malinina, Y.A.; Mamilov, N.S.; Mustafayev, N.J.; Pilin, D.V.; Pozdeev, I.V.; Prostakov, N.I.; Roubenyan, H.R.; Titov, S.V.; Vekhov, D.A. (2017). "Phylogeny and phylogeography of the roaches, genus Rutilus (Cyprinidae), at the Eastern part of its range as inferred from mtDNA analysis". Hydrobiologia. 788: 33–46. doi:10.1007/s10750-016-2984-3.