| Gymnocephalus | |
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| Eurasian ruffe, (G. cernua) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percidae |
| Subfamily: | Percinae |
| Genus: |
Gymnocephalus Bloch, 1793 |
| Type species | |
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Perca schraetser Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Gymnocephalus is a genus of perches native to Western Eurasia. They are collectively called ruffes and resemble the common perches (Perca), but are usually smaller and have a different pattern.
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
In Europe they are found in the Caspian, Black, Baltic and North Sea basins; in Asia in the Aral Sea basin and the Arctic Ocean basin eastward to Kolyma drainage.