Tinca tinca
E229917
Tinca tinca, commonly known as the tench, is a freshwater cyprinid fish native to Europe and western Asia, recognized for its olive-green coloration and preference for slow-moving, vegetated waters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tinca tinca canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish species
ⓘ
freshwater fish ⓘ ray-finned fish ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mostly crepuscular ⓘ |
| bodyColor |
dark green
ⓘ
olive-green ⓘ |
| bodyShape |
deep-bodied
ⓘ
thickset ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
doctor fish
ⓘ
tench ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
benthic invertebrates
ⓘ
detritus ⓘ insect larvae ⓘ molluscs ⓘ |
| eyeColor | red-orange ⓘ |
| family | Cyprinidae ⓘ |
| finColor | dark ⓘ |
| genus | Tinca ⓘ |
| habitat |
canals
ⓘ
freshwater lakes ⓘ ponds ⓘ slow-moving rivers ⓘ |
| habitatPreference |
heavily vegetated waters
ⓘ
slow-moving waters ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
New Zealand
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 70 cm ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | about 7.5 kg ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Europe
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
surface form:
western Asia
|
| order | Cypriniformes ⓘ |
| oxygenTolerance | low oxygen tolerance ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductionType | oviparous ⓘ |
| scaleType | small scales embedded in thick skin ⓘ |
| snoutFeature | small barbel at each corner of the mouth ⓘ |
| spawningHabitat | shallow vegetated margins ⓘ |
| spawningSeason | late spring to summer ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| turbidityTolerance | high ⓘ |
| typicalLength | 20–40 cm ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aquaculture
ⓘ
coarse angling ⓘ ornamental pond fish ⓘ |
| waterTemperaturePreference | warm ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.