Zingel
📖 Overview
Adults are found in main course of large rivers, in fast-flowing waters. Active at night, feeding on aquatic invertebrates and small fishes. Spawning occurs on sand bottom in March-April. A female spawn with several males in a dense spawning groups. Eggs are very sticky and attached to gravel .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Distinguished from its congeners by having three unique characters: first dorsal fin with 12-15 spines; second dorsal fin with 2 simple and 16-19½ branched rays; and lateral line with 82-95 4-6 scales. Additional character, but not unique, useful in the identification is the absence of scales on cheeks .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Zingel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Eggs are very sticky and attached to gravel .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Temperate; 4°C - 18°C ; 49°N - 43°N, 8°E - 31°E
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Common zingel · Zingel |
| 🌍BUL | Голяма вретенарка |
| 🌍CES | Drsek vetši |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Zingel |
| 🇩🇪German | Zingel |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Tsingeli |
| 🇭🇷Croatian | Veliki vretenac |
| 🇭🇺Hungarian | Magyar bucó |
| 🇳🇴Norwegian | Zingel |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Czop czarny |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Zingel-comum |
| 🌍RON | Fusar mare · Peste cu douna nume · Pietrar |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Обыкновенный чоп |
| 🌍SLK | Kolok veľký |
| 🌍SLV | Cep |
| 🌍SRP | Veliki vretenac |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | Apron |
| 🌍UKR | Чоп звичайний · Чіп звичайний |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspro zingel | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Perca zingel | Linnaeus | 1766 | Homotypic |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 7 records indexed .
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