Cactus roach
Kingdom
Phylum
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Rutilus virgo
Length
40
16
cminch
cm inch 

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.

References

1. Cactus roach Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus_roach
2. Cactus roach on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/135722/4193052

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