- Zingel
Taxobox
name = "Zingel"
image_width = 250px
image_caption = Strebers ("Zingel streber")
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Perciformes
familia =Percidae
genus = "Zingel"
genus_authority = Cloquet, 1814
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = 3 or 4, see text"Zingel" is a
genus offish in thePercidae family. They are long and slender, reaching 12 to 48 centimetres in length. They are found in rivers and streams inEurope . They feed mainly on aquaticinvertebrate s such ascrustacean s andinsect larva e and will also eat small fish. They are all classed as endangered or vulnerable.The genus contains the following species:
*Rhone streber or Asper ("Zingel asper")
*Streber or Danube streber ("Zingel streber")
** "Zingel (streber) balcanicus"
* Zingel ("Zingel zingel")References
*Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2008) [http://www.fishbase.org FishBase] , version 01/2008.
*Maitland, Peter S. and Keith Linsell (2006) "Philip's Guide to Freshwater Fish of Britain and Europe", Philip's, London.
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