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Common Rudd

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 8,244, February 6,089, March 9,540, April 15,008, May 21,640, June 23,597, July 25,250, August 21,715, September 15,943, October 11,900, November 6,503, December 5,082.
United States171,554
Alaska170,509
Russia834
New York765
Germany546
Canada522
United Kingdom516
Kursk Oblast503
Ontario487
England485

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderMinnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches · Cypriniformes
FamilyTrue Minnows · Leuciscidae
GenusRudds · Scardinius

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