Common name
blitterfischl (German), pescardo (Spanish), gendarme (German), mutu (Finnish), vairon (German), Zaisan minnow (English), galesco (German), pfelle (German), Eurasian minnow (English), cippa (German), pilcodyn (Welsh), maipiere (German), buthe (German), kvidd (Swedish), mazelung (German), bitterziimpelchen (German), hunderttausendfischl (German), charbonnier (German), mollinger (German), grisette (German), strzebla potokowa (Polish), sanguinerola (Italian), burli (German), sprille (German), petit blanc (German), arlequin (German), orekyte (Norwegian), budd (German), brunnenpfrill (German), amarante (German), blutelritze (German), zaukerl (German), piscardo (Spanish), haberfischl (German), elritsa (Swedish), balte (German), riedlingehen (German), verdete (Romanian), ellering (German), craesc (Romanian), bammeli (German), boisca (Romanian), cuzeau (German), scrofita (Romanian), grümperl (German), craet (Romanian), elritze (German), gefrille (German), erleress (German), piek (German), weiling (German), bambel (German), sunnfischl (German), spierling (German), gievchen (German), rümpchen (German), fürge cselle (Hungarian)
Synonym
Cyprinus phoxinus , L.
Cyprinus aphya , L.
Cyprinus chrysoprasius , Pallas 1814
Cyprinus galian , Gmelin 1789
Cyprinus isetensis , Georgi 1775
Cyprinus morella , Leske 1774
Cyprinus rivularis , 1773
Leuciscus phoxinus , L.
Phoxinus laevis ,Fitzinger 1832
Phoxinus laevis balchaschana , Kessler 1879
Phoxinus marsilii ,Heckel 1836
Phoxinus phoxinus carpathicus , Popescu-Gorj & Dumitriu 1950
Phoxinus phoxinus phoxinus , L.
Phoxinus rivularis ,Pallas 1773
Phoxinus varius , Perty 1832
Salmo rivularis ,Pallas 1773
Phoxinus csikii , Hankó 1922
Phoxynus montanus ,Ogérien 1863
Summary
Phoxinus phoxinus is a gregarious, freshwater fish that is found in cold, well oxygenated lakes and rivers. It is often associated with salmonids and is most commonly found in shallow waters. P. phoxinus is found across Europe and Asia, and is native to basins of the Arctic, Atlantic, Baltic Sea, North Sea and northern Pacific Ocean, from the United Kingdom to Korea, up to the northern reaches of Russia and Scandinavia.