Tench Tinca tinca (Linnaeus, 1758)Non-native    Synonyms: Doctor Fish.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Actinopterygii   >   Order Cypriniformes   >   Family Cyprinidae   >   Genus Tinca   

Status:

Introduced from Europe in 1800s for food value. Most introductions were unsuccessful, but species may occur in isolated areas of Piedmont (Maryland DNR, 1984).

There is 1 record in the project database.

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A Tench (Tinca tinca). Photo by Karel Jakubec. (MBP list)


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