Zingel zingel
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Subfamily: | Luciopercinae |
| Genus: | Zingel |
| Species: | Z. zingel
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| Zingel zingel (Linnaeus, 1766)
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Zingel zingel, the zingel, is a species of freshwater
. It is found in fast-flowing streams in southeastern Europe. It is the type species of the genus Zingel.Description
Zinger zingel has two separate dorsal fins with 13–15 spines in the first and 18–20 soft rays in the second.[3] No scales occur on the cheeks. [2] They grow to 15 to 30 cm (5.9 to 11.8 in) in length with a maximum length of 48 cm (19 in).[3]
Distribution
Zingel zingel is
Habitat and biology
Zingel zingel adults are found in fast-flowing waters in the main course of large rivers. They spawn over sandy bottoms during March and April. Each female mates with several males in dense spawning aggregations. Each female lays about 5,000[3] adhesive eggs that attach to gravel.[2] Their prey is made up of aquatic insects, crustaceans, fish eggs, and smaller fish.[4] They normally occur at lower altitudes than the streber (Z. streber).[3]
Taxonomy
Zingel zingel was first formally
References
- ^ . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Zingel zingel" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ ISBN 0600596907.
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- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Perca zingel". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Zingel". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 September 2020.