Rudd

Freshwater
Rudd - Photo by David Ogilvie
Photo by David Ogilvie
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Irish Name:
Ruán Dearg
Scientific Name:
Scardinius erythrophthalmus

Description

Similar to roach but with golden flanks and bright red fins. Native to Ireland. Often found in weedy lakes and slow rivers.

Identification

Golden/bronze flanks. Bright red fins. Upturned mouth. Dorsal fin set further back than roach.

Where to Find Rudd

Canals (4)

Shannon-Erne Waterway
Leitrim/Cavan · Common
Barrow Navigation
Carlow/Kilkenny/Laois/Kildare · Abundant
Grand Canal
Dublin/Kildare/Offaly/Westmeath · Abundant
Royal Canal
Dublin/Kildare/Meath/Westmeath/Longford · Abundant

Lakes (9)

Inniscarra Reservoir
Cork · Present
Lough Mask
Mayo/Galway · Present
Lough Sheelin
Cavan/Meath/Westmeath · Present
Lough Allen
Leitrim/Roscommon · Common
Lough Corrib
Galway/Mayo · Common
Lough Derg
Tipperary/Clare/Galway · Common
Lough Erne (Lower)
Fermanagh/Donegal · Common
Lough Ree
Westmeath/Longford/Roscommon · Common
Lough Erne (Upper)
Cavan/Fermanagh · Abundant

Rivers (4)

River Lee
Cork · Present
River Barrow
Carlow/Kilkenny/Laois/Wexford · Common
River Erne
Cavan/Fermanagh/Donegal · Abundant
River Shannon
Multiple · Abundant
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Species Information
  • Category Coarse
  • Habitat Freshwater
  • Average Weight 0.40 kg
Specimen Threshold

Irish Specimen Fish Committee (ISFC) qualifying sizes:

Weight 1.361 kg
(3.00 lbs)
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Community Photos (2)

Rudd by Mark Lennon
Mark Lennon
Rudd by David Ogilvie
David Ogilvie

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