Tench

Tench
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Tincinae
Genus: Tinca
Garsault, 1764[2]
Species:
T. tinca
Binomial name
Tinca tinca
Synonyms
  • Tinca aurea Gmelin, 1788
  • Cyprinus tinca Linnaeus, 1758
  • Cyprinus tincaauratus Bloch, 1782
  • Cyprinus zeelt Lacepède, 1803
  • Cyprinus tincaurea Shaw, 1804
  • Tinca vulgaris Fleming, 1828
  • Tinca chrysitis Fitzinger, 1832
  • Tinca italica Bonaparte, 1836
  • Tinca communis Swainson, 1839
  • Tinca limosa Koch, 1840
  • Tinca linnei Malm, 1877

The tench (Tinca tinca) is a species of fish. It is the only species in the genus Tinca. It is also the type species of the subfamily Tincinae.

References

  1. Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Tinca tinca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T21912A9339248. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T21912A9339248.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Tinca". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 November 2020.