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Kutum

Rutilus kutum (Kamensky, 1901)

Status not recordedbony fish

The kutum (Rutilus kutum) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the kutum

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the kutum live?

Not recorded

Is the kutum endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the kutum classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusRutilus
  7. SpeciesRutilus kutum (Kamensky, 1901)

Synonyms Leuciscus frisii kutum, Leuciscus frisii var. kutum, Rutilus frisii kutum

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Caspian KhutumEnglish
  • Caspian white fishEnglish
  • КутумRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the kutum

Other species in the same genus Rutilus.

Taran

Rutilus caspicus

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Kutum

Rutilus frisii

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Pigo

Rutilus pigus

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Taran

Rutilus heckelii

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

CompareKutum vs Common roachKutum vs TaranKutum vs KutumKutum vs Pigo

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the kutum?

The kutum (Rutilus kutum) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Kutum (Rutilus kutum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rutilus-kutum

MLA

“Kutum (Rutilus kutum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rutilus-kutum.

BibTeX
@misc{rutilus_kutum_2026,
  title = {Kutum (Rutilus kutum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rutilus-kutum},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}