Rutilus frisii
Do not confuse it with another fish called the kutum, Rutilus kutum
| Rutilus frisii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Rutilus |
| Species: | R. frisii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rutilus frisii (Nordmann, 1840) | |
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Rutilus frisii, the Black Sea roach or kutum, is a species of freshwater and brackish water ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes. This fish is found in the Black Sea basin in Eastern Europe and Western Asia.