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Scientific Name	**Tinca tinca** (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Names	Green Tench Golden Tench, Schleie (Germany)
Type Locality	European lakes.
Synonym(s)	Cyprinus tinca, Cyprinus tinca auratus, Cyprinus tincaauratus, Cyprinus tincaurea, Cyprinus zeelt, Leuciscus communis, Tinca aurea, Tinca chrysitis, Tinca communis, Tinca italica, Tinca limosa, Tinca linnei, Tinca vulgaris, Tinca vulgaris cestellae, Tinca vulgaris maculata
Species Information
Size	700mm or 27.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Eurasia: all of Europe, including the British Isles. Arctic Ocean drainage, Ob and Yenisei basins, and rarely in Lake Baikal. European rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Russian Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2008.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 321
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:58 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 22:10)