Zingel

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}} {{For|the fortification|Zingel (fortification)}} {{confuse|Zingle}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Zingel streber.jpg | image_upright = 1.15 | image_caption = Strebers (''Zingel streber'') | taxon = Zingel | authority = Cloquet, 1817 | display_parents = 3 | type_species = ''Perca zingel'' | type_species_authority = Linnaeus, 1766<ref name = CofF>{{Cof record | genid = 908 | title = ''Zingel'' | access-date = 18 September 2020}}</ref> | synonyms = *''Aspro'' Cuvier, 1828 *''Cingla'' Fleming, 1822 | synonyms_ref = <ref name = Syn>{{Cof family | family = Luciopercinae | access-date = 18 September 2020}}</ref> | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = 4, see text }}

'''''Zingel''''' is a genus of fish in the family Percidae. They are long and slender, reaching {{cvt|12|to|48|cm}} in length. They are found in rivers and streams in Europe.<ref>{{FishBase genus |genus=Zingel |month=January |year=2008}}</ref> They feed mainly on aquatic invertebrates such as crustaceans and insect larvae, and also eat small fish. While they were all classed as endangered or vulnerable in the past, environmental improvements have allowed some to be reclassified to least concern.<ref name = iucn>{{cite iucn |author=Ford, M. |year=2024 |title=''Zingel streber'' |volume=2024 |article-number=e.T23208A135094626 |doi= |access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref>

==Species== The genus contains these species:<ref>{{cite book|author=Maitland, Peter S. |author2= Keith Linsell |name-list-style=and |year=2006 |title=Philip's Guide to Freshwater Fish of Britain and Europe|publisher=Philip's |location= London}}</ref> *''Zingel asper'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Rhone streber) *''Zingel balcanicus'' (S. L. Karaman, 1937) (Vardar streber) *''Zingel streber'' (Siebold, 1863) (Danube streber) *''Zingel zingel'' (Linnaeus, 1766) (Zingel)

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Category:Zingel Category:Luciopercinae Category:Taxa named by Hippolyte Cloquet Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot