the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Cyprinoidei > family Cyprinidae (minnows and carps) > member of genus Tinca (tench) (2)
A thick-bodied freshwater fish, Tinca vulgaris, allied to the carp, inhabiting still and deep waters; also, the flesh of this fish as food.
In the names of various fishes.