#2117 · 🐟 fish

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🇳🇱 Winde ·Leuciscus idus

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The ide ( Leuciscus idus ), or orfe is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae found across northern Europe and Asia. It occurs in larger rivers, ponds, and lakes, typically in schools. The name is from Swedish id , originally referring to its bright color (compare the German dialect word aitel 'a kind of bright fish' and Old High German eit 'funeral pyre, fire').

base stats

NL sightings 18iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 974iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 18 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #45 most seen of the fish in NL.
974 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).