Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Roach)

Interactions where Rutilus rutilus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season	Summary
		is parasitised by tapeworm			Ligula intestinalis	a tapeworm	Diphyllobothriidea: Diphyllobothriidae	The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975	/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Diphyllobothriidea/Diphyllobothriidae/Ligula intestinalis/	Ligula intestinalis	a tapeworm				tapeworm	Animal / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Rutilus rutilus/	Rutilus rutilus	roach								tapeworm parasitises
		is parasitised by fluke			Dactylogyrus vistulae	a fluke	Monopisthocotylea: Dactylogyridae	The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975	/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Monogenea/Monopisthocotylea/Dactylogyridae/Dactylogyrus vistulae/	Dactylogyrus vistulae	a fluke				fluke	Animal / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Rutilus rutilus/	Rutilus rutilus	roach								fluke parasitises
anterior intestine		anterior intestine is endoparasitised by			Acanthocephalus clavula	a thorny-headed worm		The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973 The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975	/Animalia/Acanthocephala/Acanthocephalus clavula/	Acanthocephalus clavula	a thorny-headed worm					Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Rutilus rutilus/	Rutilus rutilus	roach			anterior intestine					endoparasitises anterior intestine
blood		blood is endoparasitised by			Cryptobia borelli	a trypanosome		The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973	/Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Cryptobia borelli/	Cryptobia borelli	a trypanosome					Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Rutilus rutilus/	Rutilus rutilus	roach			blood					endoparasitises blood
eye (humour)		eye (humour) is endoparasitised by metacaria			Tylodelphys clavata	a fluke	Diplostomida: Diplostomidae	The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975	/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Tylodelphys clavata/	Tylodelphys clavata	a fluke				metacaria	Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Rutilus rutilus/	Rutilus rutilus	roach			eye (humour)					metacaria endoparasitises eye (humour)
eye (lens)		eye (lens) is endoparasitised by metacaria (diplostomula)			Diplostomum spathaceum	a fluke	Diplostomida: Diplostomidae	The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973 The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975	/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Diplostomida/Diplostomidae/Diplostomum spathaceum/	Diplostomum spathaceum	a fluke				metacaria (diplostomula)	Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Rutilus rutilus/	Rutilus rutilus	roach			eye (lens)					metacaria (diplostomula) endoparasitises eye (lens)
gill		gill is ectoparasitised by fluke			Dactylogyrus	gill flukes	Monopisthocotylea: Dactylogyridae	The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973	/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Monogenea/Monopisthocotylea/Dactylogyridae/Dactylogyrus/	Dactylogyrus	gill flukes				fluke	Animal / parasite / ectoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Rutilus rutilus/	Rutilus rutilus	roach			gill					fluke ectoparasitises gill
gill		gill is ectoparasitised by fluke			Neodactylogyrus	a genus of flukes		The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973	/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Monogenea/Neodactylogyrus/	Neodactylogyrus	a genus of flukes				fluke	Animal / parasite / ectoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Rutilus rutilus/	Rutilus rutilus	roach			gill					fluke ectoparasitises gill
gills		gills is endoparasitised by			Myxobolus	a genus of myxozoan		The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973	/Animalia/Cnidaria/Myxozoa/Myxobolus/	Myxobolus	a genus of myxozoan					Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Rutilus rutilus/	Rutilus rutilus	roach			gills					endoparasitises gills
intestine		intestine is endoparasitised by tapeworm			Caryophyllaeus laticeps	a tapeworm	Caryophyllidea: Caryophyllaeidae	The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973 The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975	/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Caryophyllidea/Caryophyllaeidae/Caryophyllaeus laticeps/	Caryophyllaeus laticeps	a tapeworm				tapeworm	Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Rutilus rutilus/	Rutilus rutilus	roach			intestine					tapeworm endoparasitises intestine
intestine		intestine is endoparasitised by tapeworm			Caryophyllaeides fennica	a tapeworm	Caryophyllidea: Lytocestidae	The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973 The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975	/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Caryophyllidea/Lytocestidae/Caryophyllaeides fennica/	Caryophyllaeides fennica	a tapeworm				tapeworm	Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Rutilus rutilus/	Rutilus rutilus	roach			intestine					tapeworm endoparasitises intestine
skin		skin is ectoparasitised by			Argulus foliaceus	Fish Louse	Arguloidea: Argulidae	The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973 The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community, Kennedy, C.R., 1975	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Arguloidea/Argulidae/Argulus foliaceus/	Argulus foliaceus	fish louse					Animal / parasite / ectoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Rutilus rutilus/	Rutilus rutilus	roach			skin					ectoparasitises skin
skin		skin is ectoparasitised by colony			Trichodina	a genus of ciliate protozoans	Mobilida: Trichodinidae	The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973	/Chromista/Ciliophora/Oligohymenophorea/Mobilida/Trichodinidae/Trichodina/	Trichodina	a genus of ciliate protozoans			colony		Animal / parasite / ectoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Rutilus rutilus/	Rutilus rutilus	roach			skin					colony ectoparasitises skin
vitreous humour		vitreous humour is endoparasitised by metacaria (diplostomula)			Tyrodelphys clavata	a fluke		The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973	/Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Tyrodelphys clavata/	Tyrodelphys clavata	a fluke				metacaria (diplostomula)	Animal / parasite / endoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Chordata/Actinopterygii/Cypriniformes/Cyprinidae/Rutilus rutilus/	Rutilus rutilus	roach			vitreous humour					metacaria (diplostomula) endoparasitises vitreous humour

Author & Year	Title	Source
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973	The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites	Field Studies 3: 681-718.
Kennedy, C.R., 1975	The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VII The parasites of Fish with special reference to their use as a source of information about the aquatic community	Field Studies 4: 177-189.

Rutilus rutilus (Roach) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

[Pisces]
(fishes)

VERTEBRATA
(vertebrates)

CHORDATA
(vertebrates)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Pisces
(fishes)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Rutilus rutilus (Roach)
Genus	Rutilus (a genus of bony fishes)
Family	CYPRINIDAE (carps and relatives)
Order	CYPRINIFORMES (an order of bony fishes)
Class	ACTINOPTERYGII (ray-finned fishes)
Informal	[Pisces] (fishes)
Superclass	GNATHOSTOMATA (jawed craniates)
Subphylum	VERTEBRATA (vertebrates)
Phylum	CHORDATA (vertebrates)
Superphylum	DEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Rutilus rutilus is also a member of:
Pisces - fishes (via Actinopterygii)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rutilus rutilus (Roach)

Rutilus rutilus (Roach) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

ACTINOPTERYGII
(ray-finned fishes)

[Pisces]
(fishes)

GNATHOSTOMATA
(jawed craniates)

CHORDATA
(vertebrates)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pisces
(fishes)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rutilus rutilus (Roach):

ACTINOPTERYGII
(ray-finned fishes)

[Pisces]
(fishes)

GNATHOSTOMATA
(jawed craniates)

VERTEBRATA
(vertebrates)

CHORDATA
(vertebrates)

EUMETAZOA
(metazoans)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Pisces
(fishes)

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