rudd
Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
The Common Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus). Ukraine, the fish from the Southern Bug river.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) is a bentho-pelagic freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. This species is widely spread in Europe and central Asia, around the basins of the North, Baltic, Black, Caspian and Aral seas.
Wikipedia contributors, Common rudd; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:21:41.694791+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- rudd
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Scardinius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLeuciscinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusScardinius Bonaparte, 1837
- speciesScardinius erythrophthalmus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Scardinius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Scardinius elmaliensis Bogutskaya, 1997 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scardinius graecus Stephanidis, 1937 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Italian RuddScardinius hesperidicus Bonaparte, 1845 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scardinius knezevici Bianco & Kottelat, 2005 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neretva ruddScardinius plotizza Heckel & Kner, 1857 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scardinius scardafa (Bonaparte, 1837) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scardinius acarnanicus Economidis, 1991 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bulldog ruddScardinius dergle Heckel & Kner, 1857 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scardinius racovitzai Müller, 1958 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.542 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4V2SM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.