Tench From LoveToKnow 1911 TENCH (Tinca vulgaris), a small fish of the Cyprinid family, which is one of the commonest and most widely spread freshwater fishes of Europe.
Tench For the submarine class, see Tench class submarine. The tench or doctor fish (Tinca tinca) is a fish of the Cyprinid family, and is one of the commonest and most widely spread freshwater fishes of Europe.
The tench is not a very common fish and its weight is relatively low, but it is much appreciated among anglers. In good conditions, such as on Cerknica Lake, it often reaches weights of two to three kilograms.
Leuciscus cephalus (Chub) Leuciscus idus (Ide) Leuciscus leuciscus (Common dace) Phoxinus phoxinus (Eurasian Minnow) Rutilus rutilus (Roach) Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Rudd) Tinca tinca (Tench) ...
See also: Carp, Perch, Swallow, Common Carp, Crucian carp
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