For other uses, see
Roach.
| Common roach |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Actinopterygii |
| Order: |
Cypriniformes |
| Family: |
Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: |
Leuciscinae |
| Genus: |
Rutilus |
| Species: |
R. rutilus |
| Binomial name |
Rutilus rutilus
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| Synonyms |
- Cyprinus rutilus Linnaeus, 1758
- Leuciscus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cyprinus rubellio Leske, 1774
- Cyprinus simus Hermann, 1804
- Cyprinus lacustris Pallas, 1814
- Cyprinus jaculus Jurine, 1825
- Leuciscus decipiens Agassiz, 1835
- Leuciscus prasinus Agassiz, 1835
- Cyprinus xanthopterus Vallot, 1837
- Cyprinus fulvus Vallot, 1837
- Gardonus pigulus Bonaparte, 1841
- Leucos cenisophius Bonaparte, 1841
- Leuciscus rutiloides Selys-Longchamps, 1842
- Leuciscus selysii Selys-Longchamps, 1842
- Leuciscus lividus Heckel, 1843
- Leuciscus pausingeri Heckel, 1843
- Leucos pigulus Bonaparte, 1845
- Leucos cenisophius Bonaparte, 1845
- Cyprinus pigus Gronow, 1854
- Leuciscus jurinii Dybowski, 1862
- Gardonus ruboculus Walecki, 1863
- Leuciscus pallens Blanchard, 1866
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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.