The cactus roach (Rutilus virgo) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, native to the basin of the Danube River upstream of the Iron Gate, very numerous in the Sava basin. It is also recorded in the Ukrainian Zakarpattian region. This freshwater fish is up to 55 cm long.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leuciscinae |
| Genus: | Rutilus |
| Species: | R. virgo
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| Rutilus virgo (Heckel, 1852)
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External links edit
- ^ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Rutilus virgo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135722A4193052. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135722A4193052.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Rutilus virgo" in FishBase. September 2012 version.
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