---
title: "Wzdręga"
description: "Scardinius erythrophthalmus — Ryby. The common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) is a bentho-pelagic freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/common-rudd
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wzdręga

> Scardinius erythrophthalmus — Ryby. The common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) is a bentho-pelagic freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae.

- Scientific name: *Scardinius erythrophthalmus*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 6533
- Wikidata: [Q200594](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q200594)
- iNaturalist taxon: [112118](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/112118)

## Names

- en: Common Rudd
- de: Rotfeder
- es: Gardí
- fr: Rotengle
- nl: Ruisvoorn
- pl: Wzdręga

## Countries with the most observations

RU (968), DE (787), GB (646), UA (335), AT (334), FR (304), PL (237), NL (203), CZ (153), CH (127), US (126), DK (108)

## Summary

The common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) is a bentho-pelagic freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae. This species is widely spread in Europe and central Asia, around the basins of the North, Baltic, Black, Caspian and Aral seas.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_rudd

## Photo

![Wzdręga](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-rudd/medium.jpg)

Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17890629

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-rudd?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).