Rutilus

Rutilus
Common roach (Rutilus rutilus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Rutilus Rafinesque, 1820[1]
Type species
Cyprinus rutilus Linnaeus, 1758[1]
Synonyms[1]
Cenisophius Bonaparte, 1846 Gardonus Bonaparte, 1846 Metallites Schulze, 1890 Orfus Fitzinger, 1873 Orthroleucos Derjavin, 1937 Pararutilus Berg, 1912 Pigus Bonaparte, 1846 Rubellus Fitzinger, 1873

Rutilus, commonly known as roaches, is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes. This genus is a widely distributed lineage of leuciscids and ranges from West Europe to East Siberia.^[2]