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First record of Rutilus virgo (Actinopterygii, Cypriniformes, Leuciscidae) from the Lower Danube in Bulgaria

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Five adult specimens of cactus roach, Rutilus virgo (Heckel, 1852), were collected from the westernmost section of the Bulgarian stretch of the Danube River (rkm 769–844) in April 2025, during the period of spring high waters. This finding constitutes the first confirmed and documented record of the species in Bulgaria. All specimens were in a potential spawning condition, exhibiting mature gonads, and the males displayed well-developed tubercles on the head and front part of the body.

Source: Acta Ichthyologica Et Piscatoria

DOI: 10.3897/aiep.55.170510

Authors: Tihomir Stefanov, Pencho Pandakov, Nikolay Kodzhabashev

Institutions: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, National Museum of Natural History, University of Forestry

Language: English

Topic: Fish Biology and Ecology Studies

Subfield: Aquatic Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $593

OpenAlex ID: W4416504115

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