FishincSpecies catalog
Tench
Tinca tinca
Tench (Tinca tinca) belongs to the family Tincidae. Habitat: fresh water and brackish water.
Profile
| Scientific name | Tinca tinca |
|---|---|
| Family | Tincidae |
| Habitat | Fresh water and brackish water |
| Group | Cyprinids |
| Regional lists in Fishinc | Europe freshwater |
Identifying features
- Thick, stocky body with very small scales and a slimy olive-green to golden-bronze sheen
- Small red-orange eye
- One short barbel at each corner of the mouth
- All fins rounded, dark olive and fleshy
- Tail fin barely forked with a thick tail root
Tench in other languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| German | Schleie |
| French | Tanche |
| Spanish | Tenca |
| Italian | Tinca |
| Portuguese | Tenca |
| Dutch | Zeelt |
| Polish | Lin, Pszenicznik, Oczeretniak |
| Swedish | Sutare, Lindare |
| Danish | Sude, Suder |
| Norwegian | Suter, Sudre |
| Finnish | Suutari |
| Croatian | Linjak |
| Czech | Lín obecný |
| Hungarian | Compó |
| Romanian | Lin |
| Turkish | Kadife balığı, Kadifebalığı, Yeşilsazan |
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