Tench

For other uses, see Tench (disambiguation).
This article is about the fish sometimes used as a substitute for carp in recipes. For the freshwater fish used for treating skin diseases, see Doctor fish.

Tench
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Tincinae
Jordan, 1878
Genus: Tinca
Garsault, 1764[2]
Species:
T. tinca
Binomial name
Tinca tinca
Synonyms

The tench or doctor fish (Tinca tinca) is a fresh- and brackish-water fish of the order Cypriniformes found throughout Eurasia from Western Europe including the British Isles east into Asia as far as the Ob and Yenisei Rivers.[3] It is also found in Lake Baikal.[4] It normally inhabits slow-moving freshwater habitats, particularly lakes and lowland rivers.[5][6]

  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.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tinca tinca". FishBase. May 2007 version.
  4. ^ Maxim Anikin, ed. (2020). "Baikal lake fish, fish species of lake". Baikal Royal Safari. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ B. Whitton (1982). Rivers, Lakes and Marshes p 163. Hodder & Staughton, London.
  6. ^ "Tench". BadAngling. Retrieved 2018-07-06.