Rudd

• It eats water plants, algae, invertebrates and insects taken at the surface.
• It lives in still, well-vegetated water across much of Europe and Central Asia.
• It is considered invasive in some regions outside its native range.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (fish)

Habitat and environment

Still, well-vegetated water across much of Europe and Central Asia, absent from Iberia, Scotland and northern Scandinavia

Birth weight

A tiny larva on hatching, stuck to water plants

Size at birth

Tiny larva at hatching

Sexual maturity

1-3 years

Litter / clutch size

3,500 to 232,000 adhesive eggs laid among submerged vegetation

Sources consulted: FishBase; Billouttes.eu; IUCN GISD; Minnesota DNR; Animalia.bio; Fishipedia