Occurrence | introduced | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | Sciolino, E., 2003 |
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Introduced and cultured in Bordeaux for caviar (Ref. 46958). Accidentally escaped in the Gironde basin during a storm on 27 and 28 December 1999 (Ref. 51439). |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fr.html |