Occurrence | not established | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Reproduced in ponds but are not commercially viable. Thousands of fingerlings were released into the Jordan River but did not succeed in establishing a population. A lack of demand for tench led to the demise of this attempt (Ref. 37616). Also Ref. 13609. |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/is.html |