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Species in the genus Rutilus: [ 73 ] records


aralensis, Rutilus rutilus Berg [L. S.] 1916:134 [Les Poissons des eaux douces de la Russie; ref. 277] Aral Sea. Syntypes: ?ZIN. Not available, infrasubspecific according to Kottelat 1997. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Berg 1949:505 [ref. 20661], Yang & Hwang 1964:12 [ref. 13497], Coad 1981:11 [ref. 22348], Mitrofanov et al. 1987:32 [ref. 37731], Bogutskaya 1997:179 [ref. 23566]). •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952], Bogutskaya 1998:70 [ref. 23589]). •Synonym of Rutilus lacustris (Pallas 1814) -- (Levin et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35061], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:144 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:252 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus lacustris (Pallas 1814). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

atropatenus, Rutilus Derjavin [A. N.] 1937:71 [English p. 77], Fig. [Trudy Azerbaidzhanskogo Filiala Akademii Nauk SSSR, Zoologicheskaya Seriya v. 20; ref. 5035] Turianchi [Turianchay] River, tributary of Kura River, Azerbaijan. Syntypes: (30). •Valid as Pseudophoxinus atropatenus (Derjavin 1937) -- (Bogutskaya et al. 2006:335 [ref. 29055]). •Valid as Pseudophoxinus atropatenae -- (Freyhof & Özuluğ 2010:243 [ref. 31039]). •Valid as Rutilus atropatenus Derjavin 1937 -- (Berg 1949:536 [ref. 20661], Coad 1995:19 [ref. 23608], Kuljanishvili et al. 2020:[5] [ref. 37535]). •Valid as Orthroleucos atropatenus (Derjavin 1937) -- (Levin et al. 2025:1 [ref. 42608]). Current status: Valid as Rutilus atropatenus Derjavin 1937. Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Eurasia: Azerbaijan. IUCN (2024): Critically Endangered, as Orthroleucos atropatenus. Habitat: freshwater.

aurata, Leuciscus rutilus var. Fatio [V.] 1882:506 [Faune des Vertébrés de la Suisse Part 1; ref. 1308] Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. Treated by Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952] as infrasubspecific and not available; from Lake Léman, near Rolle, and Rhone River, La Soille, Switzerland. •In the synonymy of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

auratus, Leuciscus rutilus var. Yakovlev [V. E.] 1873:334 [Priroda. Moskva v. 1, book 2, pt 2; ref. 19640] Volga River Delta, Russia. No types known. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

bolmensis, Leuciscus rutilus forma Malm [A. W.] 1877:560 [ ref. 2881] Lake Bolmen, Småland, Sweden. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

bucharensis, Rutilus rutilus form Nikolskij [G. V.] 1933:264 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 102; ref. 19592] Termez, Upper Amu-Darya basin, Uzbekistan. Holotype: ZMMU P-1390. Paratypes: ZMMU P-1781 (4). Type catalog: Svetovidova 1978:257 [ref. 9011], Vasil'eva et al. 2001:23 [ref. 25714]. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:512 [ref. 20661], Coad 1981:11 [ref. 22348], Kottelat 1997:82 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

carpathorossicus, Rutilus rutilus Vladykov [V. D.] 1930:103 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 55 (no. 2); ref. 16221] Laborec River, tributary of Bodrog, Slovakia. Lectotype: MNHN 1930-0211. Paralectotypes: NMP P6V 83669 (1), plus others. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:58 [ref. 19574], Mlíkovský et al. 2011:153 [ref. 33498]. Name spelled carpahorossicus in Popescu Gorj & Dumitriu 1950:83 •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) but a valid subspecies -- (Balon & Holčik 1964:193 [ref. 41156], Bogutskaya 1997:179 [ref. 23566]). •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952], Bogutskaya 1998:71 [ref. 23589]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

caspicus, Leuciscus rutilus var. Yakovlev [V. E.] 1870:103 [3], Fig. 2 [On the new and little-known species of fish found in the mouths of the Volga; ref. 19610] Volga River Delta, Russia. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. On p. 3 of separate. Also described in Yakovlev 1873:334 [ref. 19640]. Author also seen as Jakovlev. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Coad 1995:20 [ref. 23608], Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Kazanskii 1928:8 [ref. 14268], Berg 1949:513 [ref. 20661], Mitrofanov et al. 1987:50 [ref. 37731], Bogutskaya 1997:179 [ref. 23566], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:741 [ref. 24702], Bogutskaya 1998:70 [ref. 23589], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:87 [ref. 28183], Bogutskaya & Iliadou 2006:294 [ref. 28494], Fricke et al. 2007:46 [ref. 29533]). •Synonym of Rutilus lacustris (Pallas 1814) -- (Levin et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35061], Esmaeili et al. 2018:36 [ref. 36089], Dyldin et al. 2020:87 [ref. 37569], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:144 [ref. 37983]). •Valid as Rutilus caspicus (Yakovlev 1870) -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:239 [ref. 29996], Esmaeili et al. 2010:371 [ref. 33391], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:879 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2017:56 [ref. 35254], Dyldin et al. 2020:81 [ref. 37569], Levin et al. 2025:4 [ref. 42608]). Current status: Valid as Rutilus caspicus (Yakovlev 1870). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Eurasia: Caspian Sea drainages. IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

caspius, Leuciscus frisii Lönnberg [E.] 1900:16 [Bihang till Kongl. Svenska vetenskaps-akademiens handlingar. Stockholm v. 26, afd. 4 (no. 8); ref. 17561] Volga River delta, Russia. Holotype (unique): NRM. Described as a "race or subspecies." •Questionably in the synonymy of Rutilus frisii (Nordmann 1840) -- (Kottelat 1997:78 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Rutilus frisii (Nordmann 1840), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Bogutskaya 1997:178 [ref. 23566]). •Synonym of Rutilus frisii (Nordmann 1840) -- (Bogutskaya 1998:69 [ref. 23589], Fricke et al. 2007:46 [ref. 29533], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:143 [ref. 37983]) Current status: Synonym of Rutilus frisii (Nordmann 1840). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

cenisophius, Leucos Bonaparte [C. L.] 1845:7 [Catalogo metodico dei Ciprinidi d'Europa, ...; ref. 13472] Part of former Gaul drained by rivers Saône and Doubs, France. Holotype: ANSP 6430. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:72 [ref. 13621]. Appeared first as name only, not available in Bonaparte 1841:fasc 30, introduction p. 16 [ref. 512]. Minimal description. Type locality from Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

communis, Leuciscus rutilus var. Rossikov [K. M.] 1895:No. 53 [Kavkazskoe Sel'skoe Khozyajstvo 54-56; ref. 23013] Terek River, Mosdok. No types known. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]) Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

communis, Leuciscus rutilus var. Yakovlev [V. E.] 1873:334 [Priroda. Moskva v. 1, book 2, pt 2; ref. 19640] Volga River Delta, Russia. No types known. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

crassa, Leuciscus rutilus var. Fatio [V.] 1882:499 [Faune des Vertébrés de la Suisse Part 1; ref. 1308] Treated by Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952] as infrasubspecific and not available; from Lake Léman and Lake Lucerne. •In the synonymy of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

daugawensis, Leuciscus rutilus var. Dybowski [B. N.] (ex Kessler) 1862:228, 237, Pl. 6 [Archiv für die Naturkunde Liv-, Ehst- und Kurlands. Zweiter Serie. Biologische Naturkunde. Dorpat v. 3; ref. 1168] Düna River, Riga, Latvia. No types at ZIN. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

decipiens, Leuciscus Agassiz [L.] 1835:38 [Mémoires de la Société Neuchateloise des Sciences Naturelles v. 1; ref. 22] Name only, not available; from Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland. •In the synonymy of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:80 [ref. 22952]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

dojranensis, Leuciscus pigus Karaman [S.] 1928:153, Fig. 2a [Glasnik Skopskog Nauchnog Drustva [Glasnik -- Bulletin de la Société Scientifique de Skopje]. v. 6; ref. 15903] Lake Dojran, Republic of Macedonia. Syntypes: (several) IEBMT. Also as new in Karaman 1929:172 [ref. 15904]. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758), but a possible valid subspecies -- (Bogutskaya 1997:179 [ref. 23566]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

donokubanensis, Rutilus rutilus heckeli natio Pavlov [P. I.] 1961:250 [Zoologichesky Zhurnal v. 40 (no. 2); ref. 23008] Originally as dono-kubanensis. Not available, infrasubspecific; from Sea of Azov. •In the synonymy of Rutilus heckelii (Nordmann 1840) -- (Kottelat 1997:78 [ref. 22952]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Rutilus heckelii (Nordmann 1840). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

elata, Leuciscus rutilus var. Fatio [V.] 1882:498 [Faune des Vertébrés de la Suisse Part 1; ref. 1308] Treated by Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952] as infrasubspecific and not available; from Rhine R. near Bâle, Switzerland. •In the synonymy of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

elongata, Leuciscus rutilus var. Fatio [V.] 1882:499 [Faune des Vertébrés de la Suisse Part 1; ref. 1308] Syntypes: (several) ?MHNG. Treated by Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952] as infrasubspecific and not available; from Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. •In the synonymy of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

erytraea, Leuciscus rutilus var. Antipa [G.] 1909:181, Fig. 71 [Publicatiuniule fondului Vasilie Adamachi, Academia Româna [Fauna ichtiologica a romaniei, de dr. Gr. Antipa]. v. 3 (no. 16); ref. 15922] Original not seen. Regarded by Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952] as infrasubspecific and not available. •In the synonymy of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

fluviatilis, Leuciscus rutilus var. Yakovlev [V. E.] 1873:334, Fig. 3 [Priroda. Moskva v. 1, book 2, pt 2; ref. 19640] Volga River Delta, Russia. No types known. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Berg 1949:497 [ref. 20661], Mitrofanov et al. 1987:9 [ref. 37731], Bogutskaya 1997:179 [ref. 23566]). •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952], Fricke et al. 2007:46 [ref. 29533]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

frici, Rutilus rutilus Mišik [V.] 1958:11, Fig. 1 [Prírodovedné Práce Slovenských Múzei = Acta Rerum Naturalium Museorum Slovenicorum v. 3 (no. 4) (for 1957); ref. 20742] Inundation near Celákovice, Elbe River basin, central Bohemia, Czech Republic. Syntypes: (80) SNMB Ry 363. Type catalog: Blahák 1991:203-204 [ref. 20023]. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758), but possible valid subspecies -- (Bogutskaya 1997:179 [ref. 23566]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

frisii, Leuciscus Nordmann [A. von] 1840:487 [Voyage dans la Russie méridionale et la Crimée; ref. 3209] Market in Odessa, Danube, Bug, Dniester, and Dnieper rivers. Syntypes: ?NMW 50456 (2). Incorrectly spelled frizii by Slastenenko 1955-56:131 [ref. 6450]. •Valid as Rutilus frisii (Nordmann 1840) -- (Berg 1949:532 [ref. 20661], Mitrofanov et al. 1987:72 [ref. 37731], Coad 1995:19 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:84 [ref. 25304], Bogutskaya 1997:178 [ref. 23566], Kottelat 1997:77 [ref. 22952], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:741 [ref. 24702], Bogutskaya 1998:69 [ref. 23589], Coad 1998:102 [ref. 23869], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:43 [ref. 26178], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:87 [ref. 28183], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:170 [ref. 28369], Bogutskaya & Iliadou 2006:294 [ref. 28494], Fricke et al. 2007:46 [ref. 29533], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:240 [ref. 29996], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:167 [ref. 31251], Marić 2010:157 [ref. 31515], Perea et al. 2010:15 [ref. 31802], Parin et al. 2014:91 [ref. 33547] as subspecies, Çiçek et al. 2015:147 [ref. 35151], Levin et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35061], Özuluğ & Saç 2019:30 [ref. 36599], Çiçek et al. 2020:252 [ref. 37644], Dyldin et al. 2020:81, 105 [ref. 37569], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:143 [ref. 37983], Kuljanishvili et al. 2020:[5] [ref. 37535], Çiçek et al. 2023:408 [ref. 40625], Dyldin et al. 2023:[34] [ref. 40328], Çiçek et al. 2024:251 [ref. 40789], Iftime & Oţel 2025:16 [ref. 42600], Levin et al. 2025:4 [ref. 42608]). Current status: Valid as Rutilus frisii (Nordmann 1840). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Eurasia: Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Caspian Sea basins. IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Extinct in northern tributaries of Caspian Sea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

frizii, Rutilus Slastenenko [E. P.] 1955-56:131 [Et ve Balık Umum Müdürlüğü, Istanbul; ref. 6450] Not available; an incorrect subsequent spelling of Leuciscus frisii Nordmann 1840; name was listed as "Rutilus frizii (Nordmann)." Misspelling. Current status: Synonym of Rutilus frisii (Nordmann 1840). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

fulvus, Cyprinus Vallot [J.-N.] 1837:183 [Ichthyologie française, ou histoire naturelle des poissons d'eau douce de la France.; ref. 17873] Market in Dijon, France. Holotype: whereabouts unknown. •Questionably a synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:80 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

geoktshaicus, Rutilus rutilus caspicus natio Barach [G. P.] 1941:142 [Fishes of freshwaters. (Fauna of Georgia. vol. 1).; ref. 21753] Not available, infrasubspecific; from Kura R. basin. •In the synonymy of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:527 [ref. 20661], Kottelat 1997:82 [ref. 22952]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

goplensis, Rutilus rutilus var. Stangenberg [M.] 1938:51 [Travaux et comptes rendus, Institut de Recherches des Forêts Domaniales Warszawa Ser. A, 39; ref. 23015] Lake Goplo, Poland. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

heckelii, Leuciscus Nordmann [A. von] 1840:491, Pl. 23 (fig. 1) [Voyage dans la Russie méridionale et la Crimée; ref. 3209] Crimea, Ukraine, Black Sea. No types known. Syntypes: ZIN 3008-09 (3). •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Berg 1949:500 [ref. 20661], Bogutskaya 1997:179 [ref. 23566], Michajlova 1989:25 [ref. 20062] as heckeli). •Questionably valid as Rutilus heckelii (Nordmann 1840) -- (Kottelat 1997:78 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Bogutskaya 1998:70 [ref. 23589] as heckeli, Parin et al. 2014:92 [ref. 33547]). •Synonym of Rutilus lacustris (Pallas 1814) -- (Levin et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35061], Dyldin et al. 2020:87 [ref. 37569], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:144 [ref. 37983]). •Valid as Rutilus heckelii (Nordmann 1840) -- (Fricke et al. 2007:46 [ref. 29533], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:241 [ref. 29996], Marić 2010:157 [ref. 31515] as heckeli, Perea et al. 2010:15 [ref. 31802], Dyldin et al. 2020:81 [ref. 37569], Levin et al. 2025:4 [ref. 42608]). Current status: Valid as Rutilus heckelii (Nordmann 1840). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Eurasia: Black Sea basins. IUCN (2025): Not Assessed. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

henle, Leuciscus Bonaparte [C. L.] 1841:fasc. 30, intro. 15 [Iconografia della fauna italica; ref. 512] Name only, not available; from Lake Lugano, Italy and Switzerland. Nomen Nudum. Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

jaculus, Cyprinus Jurine [L.] 1825:221, Pl. 14 [Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève v. 3 (pt 1); ref. 18368] [Lac Léman] Lake Geneva, Switzerland and France. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:80 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

jurinii, Leuciscus Dybowski [B. N.] 1862:230 [Archiv für die Naturkunde Liv-, Ehst- und Kurlands. Zweiter Serie. Biologische Naturkunde. Dorpat v. 3; ref. 1168] Lake Geneva, Switzerland and France. See Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952] for types. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

knipowitschi, Rutilus rutilus caspicus natio Pravdin [I. F.] 1927:82 [Collection of papers in honor of Prof. Knipowitsch; ref. 15875] Not available, infrasubspecific; from Astrabad Bay, se. Caspian Sea, Iran. •In the synonymy of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:528 [ref. 20661], Coad 1995:20 [ref. 23608], Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

kurensis, Rutilus rutilus caspicus natio Berg [L. S.] 1932:323 [Les poissons des eaux douces de l'U.R.S.S. Part 1; ref. 278] Not available, infrasubspecific; from Kura River, Azerbaijan. •In the synonymy of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:527 [ref. 20661], Coad 1995:20 [ref. 23608], Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). •Wrongly as a synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies kurensis Berg 1932 -- (Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:167 [ref. 31251]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

kutum, Leuciscus frisii var. Kamensky [S. N.] 1901:23 [German p. 154], Pl. 12 [Die Cypriniden der Kaukasusländer und ihrer angrenzenden Meere. 2.; ref. 14761] Southern Caspian Sea and tributaries. Syntypes: ?ZMT, none at ZIN. •Synonym of Rutilus frisii (Nordmann 1840), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Kazanskii 1928:13 [ref. 14268], Berg 1949:534 [ref. 20661], Mitrofanov et al. 1987:72 [ref. 37731], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:741 [ref. 24702]). •Valid as Rutilus frisii (Nordmann 1840), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Coad 1995:20 [ref. 23608], Parin et al. 2014:91 [ref. 33547]). •Synonym of Rutilus frisii (Nordmann 1840), subspecies caspius (Lönnberg 1900) -- (Bogutskaya 1997:178 [ref. 23566]). •Questionably in the synonymy of Rutilus frisii (Nordmann 1840) -- (Kottelat 1997:78 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Rutilus frisii (Nordmann 1840) -- (Bogutskaya 1998:69 [ref. 23589]). •Valid as Rutilus kutum (Kamensky 1901) -- (Bogutskaya & Iliadou 2006:294 [ref. 28494], Fricke et al. 2007:46 [ref. 29533], Esmaeili et al. 2010:371 [ref. 33391], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:879 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2017:56 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:36 [ref. 36089], Dyldin et al. 2020:81, 105 [ref. 37569], Kaya et al. 2020:328 [ref. 37582], Dyldin et al. 2023:[34] [ref. 40328], Levin et al. 2025:4 [ref. 42608]). Current status: Valid as Rutilus kutum (Kamensky 1901). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Eurasia: Caspian Sea basin. IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

lacustris, Cyprinus Pallas [P. S.] 1814:314 [Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica v. 3; ref. 3351] Siberia, Russia. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Berg 1949:499 [ref. 20661], Mitrofanov et al. 1987:13 [ref. 37731], Zhu 1995:29 [ref. 25213], Chereshnev 1996:601 [ref. 24659], Bogutskaya 1997:179 [ref. 23566], Luo in Chen et al. 1998:89 [ref. 23878], Sideleva 2001:50 [ref. 26181], Sideleva 2003:8 [ref. 27815]). •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:80 [ref. 22952], Bogutskaya 1998:70 [ref. 23589], Kottelat 2006:49 [ref. 28831], Parin et al. 2014:92 [ref. 33547]). •Valid as Rutilus rutilus (Pallas 1814), subspecies lacustris (Pallas 1814) -- (Zhang et al. 2016:55 [ref. 34477]). •Valid as Rutilus lacustris (Pallas 1814) -- (Levin et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35061], Esmaeili et al. 2018:35 [ref. 36089], Kuljanishvili et al. 2020:[6] [ref. 37535], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:144 [ref. 37983], Pozdeev et al. 2022:5 [ref. 39511], Dyldin et al. 2023:[34] [ref. 40328] with question, Çiçek et al. 2024:251 [ref. 40789], Artaev et al. 2025:23 [ref. 42057], Iftime & Oţel 2025:16 [ref. 42600], Levin et al. 2025:4 [ref. 42608]). Current status: Valid as Rutilus lacustris (Pallas 1814). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Eurasia: Ponto-Caspian basin to Siberia (Russia). IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

lividus, Leuciscus Heckel [J. J.] 1843:1039 [49] [Ichthyologie [von Syrien]. In Russegger v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 2066] Balaton Lake, and Marizza River, Hungary. Syntypes: NMW 49978-79 (2, 3). On p. 49 of separate [ref. 2067]. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

mariza, Rutilus rutilus Drensky [P.] 1926:133, Fig. 3 [Trudove na Bulgarskogo Prirodoizpitatelno Druzhestvo = Travaux de la Société Bulgare des Sciences Naturelles v. 12; ref. 15583] Mariza River, Bulgaria. Syntypes: NMNHS. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758), but possible valid subspecies -- (Bogutskaya 1997:179 [ref. 23566]). •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Pehlivanov 2000:47 [ref. 25202] as maritza, Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:171 [ref. 28369]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

megalophthalmus, Rutilus spartiaticus var. Stephanidis [A.] 1971:180, Fig. 4 [Biologia Gallo-Hellenica v. 3 (no. 2) (for 1970); ref. 7540] Pamissos River near Messini and Ligdou; Mavrozoumena River near Velyra, Greece. Syntypes: (12) Lab. Zool. de l'Univ. de Thessalonique, Greece. Proposed as a variety after 1960, in violation of Art. 15.2 of the Code and therefore not available. Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

meidingeri, Leuciscus Heckel [J. J.] 1851:148 [Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften v. 6; ref. 23010] Atter Lake, Austria. Syntypes: NMW 49826 (1), 50451-52 (1, 1). Also appeared in Heckel 1851:290 [ref. 18258], and in more detail in Heckel 1852:88, Pl. 9 [ref. 18260]. •Synonym of Pararutilus frisii (Nordmann 1840), but a valid subspecies -- (Lelek 1987:233 [ref. 22962] as meidingeri). •Valid as Rutilus meidingeri (Heckel 1851) -- (Kottelat 1997:79 [ref. 22952], Bogutskaya & Iliadou 2006:294 [ref. 28494], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:242 [ref. 29996], Marić 2010:157 [ref. 31515], Levin et al. 2025:4 [ref. 42608]). Current status: Valid as Rutilus meidingeri (Heckel 1851). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Central Europe: Bavaria/Germany and Austria. IUCN (2024): Near Threatened. Extinct in Germany. Habitat: freshwater.

menschikowi, Rutilus rutilus lacustris natio Kirillov [F. N.] 1962:40 [Trudy Instituta Biologii. Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Yakutsky Filial v. 8; ref. 23017] Not available, infrasubspecific; from Vilyui R. basin, Yakutia, Siberia. •In the synonymy of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952], Kottelat 2006:49 [ref. 28831]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

migratorius, Rutilus rutilus morpha Holčík [J.] & Skorepa [V.] 1971:49 [Annotationes Zoologicae et Botanicae No. 64; ref. 23009] Not available, infrasubspecific. •In the synonymy of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Coad 1995:20 [ref. 23608]). •In the synonymy of Rutilus heckelii (Nordmann 1840) -- (Kottelat 1997:78 [ref. 22952]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Rutilus heckelii (Nordmann 1840). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

pallens, Leuciscus Blanchard [C. E.] 1866:386, Fig. 88 [Les poissons des eaux douces de la France; ref. 310] Small rivers in the vicinity of Annecy, France. Syntypes: ?MNHN. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

pausingeri, Leuciscus Heckel [J. J.] 1843:1039 [49] [Ichthyologie [von Syrien]. In Russegger v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 2066] Egelsee, Austria. Syntypes: NMW 49884-86 (1, 1, 1). On p. 49 of separate [ref. 2067]. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

phragmiteti, Rutilus rutilus aralensis morpha Berg [L. S.] 1932:314, Fig. 235 [Les poissons des eaux douces de l'U.R.S.S. Part 1; ref. 278] Not available, infrasubspecific; from Aral Sea at Muinak. •In the synonymy of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:510 [ref. 20661], Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

pigulus, Gardonus Bonaparte [C. L.] 1845:436 [Atti della Sesta Riunioni delli Scienziati Italiani, Milano 6th session (for 1844); ref. 22968] Lakes in Switzerland. Holotype: ANSP 6540. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:87 [ref. 13621]. Appeared first as name only, not available in Bonaparte 1841, fasc. 30, introduction p. 16 [ref. 512] •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:80 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

pigus, Cyprinus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:503, 607 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] Lake Como, Lake Maggiore, and other lakes of Italy. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Rutilus pigus (Lacepède 1803) -- (Bianco & Taraborelli 1985:152 [ref. 21914], Lelek 1987:226 [ref. 22962], Kottelat 1997:79 [ref. 22952], Bianco & Ketmaier 2001:200 [ref. 26728], Hanel 2003:48 [ref. 27894], Hanel & Lusk 2005:191 [ref. 28804], Bogutskaya & Iliadou 2006:294 [ref. 28494], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:244 [ref. 29996], Marić 2010:157 [ref. 31515], Bianco & Delmastro 2011:5 [ref. 31648], Perea et al. 2010:15 [ref. 31802], Bianco 2013:9 [ref. 32897], Bianco & Ketmaier 2014:398 [ref. 34417], Levin et al. 2017:39 [ref. 35061], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:252 [ref. 37108], Levin et al. 2025:4 [ref. 42608]). Current status: Valid as Rutilus pigus (Lacepède 1803). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Southern Europe: southern Switzerland, Italy. IUCN (2024): Vulnerable. Habitat: freshwater.

pigus, Cyprinus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:183 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Europe. Syntypes: BMNH 1853.11.12.154 [Gronovius coll.] (1, skin). Type catalog: Wheeler 1958:211 [ref. 13434] but as holotype. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Cyprinus pigus Lacepède 1803. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Wheeler 1958:211 [ref. 13434], Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

prasinus, Leuciscus Agassiz [L.] 1835:46, Pl. 2 [not Pl. 7] [Mémoires de la Société Neuchateloise des Sciences Naturelles v. 1; ref. 22] Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Syntypes: MHNN 994 (2), 994B (2), 995 (1). Type catalog: Kottelat 1984:148 [ref. 21784]. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:80 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

roseus, Leuciscus Bonaparte [C. L.] 1839:fasc. 24, punt. 125, Pl. 114 (fig. 1) [Iconografia della fauna italica; ref. 4895] Piémonte, Italy. Holotype (unique): ANSP 6525. Bonaparte specimens: MNHN 0000-3916 (1) Rome. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:57 [ref. 19574], Almaça 1969:1118 [ref. 20712], Böhlke 1984:89 [ref. 13621]. Puntata written as 126 on first page, corrected to 125 in index. •Synonym of Rutilus pigus (Lacepède 1803) -- (Bianco & Taraborelli 1985:152 [ref. 21914], Kottelat 1997:79 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus pigus (Lacepède 1803). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater.

rubella, Leucos Heckel [J. J.] 1843:1038 [48] [Ichthyologie [von Syrien]. In Russegger v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 2066] On p. 48 of separate [ref. 2067]. No distinguishing features, not available. Nomen Nudum. Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

rubellio, Cyprinus Leske [N. G.] 1774:53 [Ichthyologiae Lipsiensis specimen.; ref. 17505] Lipsiae/Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany; Swedish Lakes. Syntypes: ?LSL 63-64 (2). Based in part of Cyprinus idbarus Linnaeus 1758 and onother sources. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:80 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

ruboculus, Gardonus Walecki [A.] 1863:364 [Biblioteka Warszawska, Wiadomosci Z Nauk [Science News] v. 4; ref. 22954] Apparently an unneeded new name for Cyprinus rutilus Linnaeus 1758. Also in Walecki 1864:44 [ref. 22969]. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

rutiloides, Leuciscus Selys-Longchamps [E. de] 1842:212, Pl. 7 (fig. 1) [Faune belge. Première partie; ref. 18717] Meuse River, Liège, Belgium. Holotype (unique): IRSNB 108. Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:13 [ref. 20755]. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952], Bianco & Ketmaier 2014:382 [ref. 33417]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

rutilus, Cyprinus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:324 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] European lakes. Possible syntypes: LS 44 (1, right half-skin). Type catalog: Wheeler 1985:32 [ref. 20705]. For remarks on systematics see Kottelat 2006:49 [ref. 28831]. •Valid as Leuciscus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Herrera 1896:20 [ref. 39336]). •Valid as Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:494 [ref. 20661], Coad 1981:11 [ref. 22348], Cadwallader & Backhouse 1983:168 [ref. 25473], Mitrofanov et al. 1987:9 [ref. 37731], Paxton et al. 1989:217 [ref. 12442], Brumley in McDowall 1996:105 [ref. 22909], Chereshnev 1996:601 [ref. 24659], Kottelat 1997:80 [ref. 22952], Bogutskaya 1997:178 [ref. 23566], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:741 [ref. 24702], Bogutskaya 1998:70 [ref. 23589], Briolay et al. 1998:101 [ref. 25586], Coad 1998:102 [ref. 23869], Gabrielyan 2001:27 [ref. 25867], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:43 [ref. 26178], Bianco & Ketmaier 2001:200 [ref. 26728], Allen et al. 2002:362 [ref. 25930], Hanel 2003:48 [ref. 27894], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:87 [ref. 28183], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:171 [ref. 28369], Hanel & Lusk 2005:188 [ref. 28804], Bogutskaya & Iliadou 2006:294 [ref. 28494], Kottelat 2006:49 [ref. 28831], Ocock et al. 2006:45 [ref. 28933], Allen et al. 2006:347 [ref. 29004], Fricke 2007:28 [ref. 30577], Fricke et al. 2007:46 [ref. 29533], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:246 [ref. 29996], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:167 [ref. 31251], Marić 2010:157 [ref. 31515], Perea et al. 2010:15 [ref. 31802], Esmaeili et al. 2010:371 [ref. 33391], Bianco & Ketmaier 2014:395 [ref. 33417], Parin et al. 2014:91 [ref. 33547], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:879 [ref. 34062], Barbieri et al. 2015:62 [ref. 35029], Çiçek et al. 2015:147 [ref. 35151], Levin et al. 2017:39 [ref. 35061], Romanov et al. 2017:822 [ref. 35687], Kuiter 2018:97 [ref. 36369], Ćaleta et al. 2019:164 [ref. 37026], Dolgov et al. 2018:46 [ref. 41055], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:252 [ref. 37108], Özuluğ & Saç 2019:31 [ref. 36599], Çiçek et al. 2020:252 [ref. 37644], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:145 [ref. 37983], Baikeche et al. 2021:959 [ref. 39080], Pozdeev et al. 2022:5 [ref. 39511], Çiçek et al. 2023:36 [ref. 40326], Çiçek et al. 2023:408 [ref. 40625], Dyldin et al. 2023:[34] [ref. 40328] with question, Nagy et al. 2023:357 [ref. 40348], Çiçek et al. 2024:252 [ref. 40789], Fedorčák & Koščo 2025:22 [ref. 42535], Iftime & Oţel 2025:16 [ref. 42600], Levin et al. 2025:4 [ref. 42608], Semushin et al. 2025:6 [ref. 42082]). Current status: Valid as Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Europe and western Asia. IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Widely introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

ryzela, Leuciscus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1844:199 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 17; ref. 1010] Turin, Italy. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-3935 (2). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:58 [ref. 19574]. Not the same as Chondrostoma rysela on p. 395 in same work. •Synonym of Rutilus pigus (Lacepède 1803) -- (Kottelat 1997:79 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus pigus (Lacepède 1803). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater.

schelkovnikovi, Rutilus rutilus Derjavin [A. N.] 1926:162 [4] [Izvestiya Bakinskoy Ikhtiologicheskoy Laboratorii. Baku v. 1; ref. 19632] Karasu, a tributary of the Araks River, Armenia. Syntypes: (many) whereabouts unknown. On p. 4 of separate. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Berg 1949:530 [ref. 20661], Bogutskaya 1997:179 [ref. 23566]). •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Coad 1995:20 [ref. 23608], Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952], Bogutskaya 1998:70 [ref. 23589]). •Synonym of Rutilus lacustris (Pallas 1814) -- (Levin et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35061], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:144 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:252 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus lacustris (Pallas 1814). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater.

selysii, Leuciscus Selys-Longchamps [E. de] (ex Heckel) 1842:210, Pl. 6 (fig. 1) [Faune belge. Première partie; ref. 18717] Longchamps-sur-Geer, Belgium. Syntypes: IRSBN, ?MHNN 996 (1). Type catalog: Kottelat 1984:148 [ref. 21784]. Predates Leuciscus selysii Heckel 1843 (see Kottelat 1984:148 [ref. 21784]). •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952], Bianco & Ketmaier 2014:382 [ref. 33417]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

simus, Cyprinus Hermann [J.] 1804:325 [Observationes zoologicae; ref. 2146] No locality. No types known. •Questionably a synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:80 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Uncertain as Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

sojuchbulagi, Rutilus Abdurakhmanov [Y. A.] 1950:112, Fig. [Doklady Akademii Nauk Azerbaidzhanskoy SSR. Mä'ruzälär / Azärbaj´gan SSR Elmlär Akademijasy v. 6 (no. 3); ref. 20585] Springs in Akstafa region, Kura River basin, Azerbaijan. No types known. Original not translated. •Valid as Pseudophoxinus sojuchbulagi (Abdurakhmanov 1950) -- (Bogutskaya et al. 2006:335 [ref. 29055]). •Valid as Rutilus sojuchbulagi Abdurakhmanov 1950 -- (Coad 1995:20 [ref. 23608], Fricke et al. 2007:47 [ref. 29533], Saç et al. 2019:114 [ref. 36976], Kuljanishvili et al. 2020:[6] [ref. 37535]). Current status: Valid as Rutilus sojuchbulagi Abdurakhmanov 1950. Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Eurasia: Caspian Sea basin, Azerbaijan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

stoumboudae, Rutilus Bianco [P. G.] & Ketmaier [V.] 2014:398, Fig. 2H [Zootaxa 3841 (no. 3); ref. 33417] Lake Volvi, Greece. Holotype: IZA 02107A. Paratypes: IZA 02107B (11). •Synonym of Rutilus lacustris (Pallas 1814) -- (Levin et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35061], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:144 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus lacustris (Pallas 1814). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater.

sucharensis, Rutilus rutilus var. Stangenberg [M.] 1938:47 [Travaux et comptes rendus, Institut de Recherches des Forêts Domaniales Warszawa Ser. A, 39; ref. 23015] Lake Suchar Wielki, Poland. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

teletzkensis, Leuciscus leuciscus baicalensis natio Johansen [B. G.] 1945:10 [Tomskoe Otdelenie Moskovskago Obshchestva Ispytateley Priody. Tomsk No. 6; ref. 19603] Not available, infrasubspecific; from Teletskoye Lake, Siberia, Russia. •In the synonymy of Leuciscus leuciscus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:69 [ref. 22952]). •In the synonymy of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758), subspecies lacustris (Pallas 1814) -- (Berg 1949:499 [ref. 20661], Sideleva 2001:50 [ref. 26181], Sideleva 2003:8 [ref. 27815]). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

terekensis, Leuciscus rutilus var. Rossikov [K. M.] 1895:No. 54 [Kavkazskoe Sel'skoe Khozyajstvo 54-56; ref. 23013] Terek River, Mosdok, Russia. No types known. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

tscharchalensis, Rutilus rutilus caspicus natio Berg [L. S.] 1932:325 [Les poissons des eaux douces de l'U.R.S.S. Part 1; ref. 278] Not available, infrasubspecific; from Lake Charkhal, Russia. •In the synonymy of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:529 [ref. 20661], Kottelat 1997:82 [ref. 22952], Bogutskaya 1998:71 [ref. 23589]). •In the synonymy of Rutilus rutilus caspicus (Yakovlev 1870) -- (Mitrofanov et al. 1987:70 [ref. 37731]). •In the synonymy of Rutilus caspicus (Yakovlev 1870). Infrasubspecific. Current status: Synonym of Rutilus caspicus (Yakovlev 1870). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

uzboicus, Rutilus rutilus Berg [L. S.] 1932:315 (766), Fig. 237 [Les poissons des eaux douces de l'U.R.S.S. Part 1; ref. 278] Lake Yashkan, Uzboi River basin. Syntypes: ?ZIN 2312 (?). •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:512 [ref. 20661], Coad 1995:20 [ref. 23608], Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952], Bogutskaya 1998:71 [ref. 23589]). •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758), but possible valid subspecies -- (Bogutskaya 1997:179 [ref. 23566]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

vegariticus, Rutilus rutilus var. Stephanidis [A.] 1950:203 [Praktika tes Akademias Athenon v. 18; ref. 12807] Lake Vegaritida, Greece. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758), but a possible valid subspecies -- (Bogutskaya 1997:179 [ref. 23566]). •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952], Bianco & Ketmaier 2014:395 [ref. 33417]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

velecensis, Rutilus frisii Chichkoff [G.] 1932:355, 371, Fig. 1 [Trudove na Bulgarskogo Prirodoizpitatelno Druzhestvo = Travaux de la Société Bulgare des Sciences Naturelles v. 15-16; ref. 16478] Veleca River and Rezvaïa River, tributary to Black Sea, Bulgaria. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Rutilus frisii (Nordmann 1840) -- (Kottelat 1997:78 [ref. 22952], Bogutskaya 1997:178 [ref. 23566] as velencensis, Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:170 [ref. 28369], Fricke et al. 2007:240 [ref. 29533], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:143 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus frisii (Nordmann 1840). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

virgo, Leuciscus Heckel [J. J.] 1852:69, Pls. 6-7 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 9; ref. 18260] Danube River near Vienna, Austria. Syntypes: NMW 22373 (1), 50626 (1), 94733 (4 pairs of pharyngeal bones). Type catalog: Palandačić et al. 2024:297 [ref. 41191]. •Synonym of Rutilus pigus (Lacepède 1803), but a valid subspecies -- (Lelek 1987:226, 227 [ref. 22962]). •Synonym of Rutilus pigus (Lacepède 1803) -- (Kottelat 1997:79 [ref. 22952]). •Valid as Rutilus virgo (Heckel 1852) -- (Bogutskaya & Iliadou 2006:294 [ref. 28494], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:247 [ref. 29996], Bianco 2013:9 [ref. 32897], Ćaleta et al. 2015:37 [ref. 34877], Ćaleta et al. 2019:164 [ref. 37026], Nagy et al. 2023:357 [ref. 40348], Palandačić et al. 2024:298 [ref. 41191], Fedorčák & Koščo 2025:27 [ref. 42535], Iftime & Oţel 2025:16 [ref. 42600], Levin et al. 2025:4 [ref. 42608], Stefanov et al. 2025:358 [ref. 42605]). Current status: Valid as Rutilus virgo (Heckel 1852). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Distribution: Central Europe: Danube River system. IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

vobla, Leuciscus rutilus var. Dikson [B. I.] 1909:31 [Rybolovstvo v basseine Volgi Vyshe Saratova No. 8; ref. 23014] Saratow, Russia. No types known. Original not seen, from Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]. •Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

wiresuba, Cyprinus Güldenstädt [J. A. von] 1791:169 [Reisen durch Rußland und im Kaukasischen Gebürge; ref. 18175] Southern Bug River, Gard region, Ukraine. Name only, not available. •In the synonymy of Rutilus frisii (Nordmann 1840) -- (Kottelat 1997:77 [ref. 22952]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Rutilus frisii (Nordmann 1840). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

wobla, Leuciscus rutilus Grimm [O. von] 1896:67, 114 [The fisheries of the Caspian Sea and Volga River; ref. 18160] Northern Caspian Sea and mouths of rivers (Volga, Ural, Emba, Terek, Kura, Astara) entering the Caspian Sea. Syntypes or Grimm specimens: ZIN 7205 (1) Astrakhan, Volga R. Name only, not available; from Volga R. at Tzaritzyn, Russia. •In the synonymy of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:81 [ref. 22952]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae.

wyrozub, Gardonus Walecki [A.] 1863:341, 360 [Biblioteka Warszawska, Wiadomosci Z Nauk [Science News] v. 4; ref. 22954] Several localities. No types known. Syntypes: ?NMW 50456 (2). Kottelat 1997:77 [ref. 22952] "restricted" the original description to one source (Nordmann 1840), but the Code does not provide for such restriction in that manner. Species was based on several other species (some in part) of other authors. Also in Walecki 1864:45 [ref. 22969] •Synonym of Rutilus frisii (Nordmann 1840) -- (Kottelat 1997:77 [ref. 22952], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:143 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Rutilus frisii (Nordmann 1840). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

xanthopterus, Cyprinus Vallot [J.-N.] 1837:147 [Ichthyologie française, ou histoire naturelle des poissons d'eau douce de la France.; ref. 17873] Ouche stream, below the park, Dijon, France. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Questionably a synonym of Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Kottelat 1997:80 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Uncertain as Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus 1758). Leuciscidae: Leuciscinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.


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