Zingel

For the fortification, see Zingel (fortification).

Zingel is a genus of fish in the family Percidae. They are long and slender, reaching 12 to 48 cm (4.7 to 18.9 in) in length. They are found in rivers and streams in Europe.^[3] They feed mainly on aquatic invertebrates such as crustaceans and insect larvae, and also eat small fish. While they were all classed as endangered or vulnerable in the past, environmental improvements have allowed some to be reclassified to least concern.^[4]

Zingel
Strebers (Zingel streber)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Percidae
Subfamily:	Luciopercinae
Tribe:	Romanichthyini
Genus:	Zingel Cloquet, 1817
Type species
Perca zingel Linnaeus, 1766[1]
Species
4, see text
Synonyms[2]
Aspro Cuvier, 1828 Cingla Fleming, 1822

Species

The genus contains these species:^[5]

• Zingel asper (Linnaeus, 1758) (Rhone streber)
• Zingel balcanicus (S. L. Karaman, 1937) (Vardar streber)
• Zingel streber (Siebold, 1863) (Danube streber)
• Zingel zingel (Linnaeus, 1766) (Zingel)