Rutilus atropatenus

Rutilus atropatenus
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Rutilus
Species:	R. atropatenus
Binomial name
Rutilus atropatenus Derjavin, 1937
Synonyms [2]
Pseudophoxinus atropatenus(Derjavin, 1937)

Rutilus atropatenus, also known as the Azerbaijani spring roach or Shirvan roachling, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. This species is endemic to Azerbaijan. ^[3]

It is only found in the Kura River drainage in Azerbaijan, inhabiting small spring lakes in an area of max. 44 km diameter. ^[4]

References

1. Freyhof, J. (2014). "Azerbaijani Spring Roach Rutilus atropatenus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T19449330A19848537. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T19449330A19848537.en . Retrieved 18 November 2024.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rutilus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 16 April 2025.
3. Kuljanishvili, T., G. Epitashvili, J. Freyhof, B. Japoshvili, L. Kalous, B. Levin, N. Mustafayev, S. Ibrahimov, S. Pipoyan and L. Mumladze 2020. Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Journal of Applied Ichthyology v. 36 (no. 4): 501-514.
4. O.N. Artaev, B.A. Levin, N.Dzh. Mustafayev, E.P. Simonov (2018) Caucasian Relict Fish - Azerbaijani Spring Roach. Priroda 2018 (5), 37–61 (In Russian)