Leucos aula

Leucos aula
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Leucos
Species:
L. aula
Binomial name
Leucos aula
(Bonaparte, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Squalius aulus Bonaparte, 1841
  • Rurilus aulus (Bonaparte, 1841)
  • Squalius elatis Bonaparte, 1841
  • Leuciscus altus Valenciennes, 1844
  • Leuciscus pagellus De Filippi, 1844
  • Leuciscus pauperum de Filippi, 1844
  • Leuciscus scardinus de Filippi, 1844
  • Leucis rubellicus Bonaparte, 1845
  • Leucos cispalpinus Heckel, 1851

Leucos aula, the North Italian roach, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which in cludes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. This species is found in the river systems draining into Adriatic basin in southern Europe.