Species profile

Rudd

Scardinius erythropthalmus

How we detect Rudd

Occurrence density

Where Rudd has been recorded

Aggregated occurrence records across its known range.

The common rudd is a bentho-pelagic freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. This species is widely spread in Europe and central Asia, around the basins of the North, Baltic, Black, Caspian and Aral seas.