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Tench

Tinca tinca

About

The 'doctor fish', the tench was once believed to have healing properties. A deep-bodied, bronze-green fish of weedy ponds and lakes, it stirs up bottom mud when feeding and can survive low oxygen levels that defeat other species.

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Quick Facts

Category
Fish
Latin name
Tinca tinca
IUCN Status
LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.