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Roach
The Roach (Rutilus rutilus, family Cyprinidae) is a freshwater and brackish water fish native to most of Europe and western Asia. It is typically a small fish, reaching 35 cm long, rarely 45 cm, and weighing up to 1 kg, rarely 1.8 kg.
External links
- Fishbase on roach
- Roach fact sheet, about subspecies Rutilus rutilus caspicus
- "Rutilus rutilus." ITIS Standard Report. (Integrated Taxonomic Information System: National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., 2004-06-03). ITIS 163761
- Brief guide to fishing for Roach
Other meanings
"Roach" is also an abbreviation of cockroach.
It also is a slang term used by smokers of cannabis to refer to the last part, or butt, of a cannabis cigarette.
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