Sarmarutilus rubilio

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Sarmarutilus rubilio

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Sarmarutilus
Bianco & Ketmaier, 2014
Species:
S. rubilio
Binomial name
Sarmarutilus rubilio
(Bonaparte, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Leuciscus rubilio Bonaparte, 1837
  • Rutilus rubilio (Bonaparte, 1837)
  • Leuciscus rubella Bonaparte, 1837
  • Leuciscus trasimenicus Bonaparte, 1837
  • Leuciscus fucini Bonaparte, 1838
  • Leuciscus lascha Costa, 1838
  • Leuciscus sardella Valenciennes, 1844
  • Leucos henlei Bonaparte, 1846
  • Rutilus italicus Calderoni, 1981

Sarmarutilus rubilio, known as the rovella or the South European roach, is a species of

Adriatic and Tyrrhenian Seas, and introduced further south in the country. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by introduced species and habitat loss.[2]

S. rubilio is the

Lago Mare phase, and then survived only in the Tuscany-Latium district.[3]

The sister group of Sarmarutilus is the genus

pearl organs on the central part of head and body scales of males. From Rutilus it differs in the pharyngeal teeth formula and by its small size.[3]

References

External links

Media related to Rutilus rubilio at Wikimedia Commons