Rutilus lacustris

Rutilus lacustris, the Pontic loach or Aral roach, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes. This species occurs across Eurasia from Eastern Europe to Siberia.^[2]

Rutilus lacustris
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Genus:	Rutilus
Species:	R. lacustris
Binomial name
Rutilus lacustris (Pallas, 1814)
Synonyms[2]
Cyprinus lacustris Pallas, 1814 Rutilus rutilus aralensis Berg, 1916 Rutilus rutilus schelkovnikovi Derjavin, 1926 Rutilus stoumboudae Bianco & Ketmaier, 2014