Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | minor commercial | Ref. | FAO, 1994 |
Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | Spratte, S and U. Hartmann, 1998 |
Regulations | restricted | Ref. | Spratte, S and U. Hartmann, 1998 |
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | Yes | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Winkler, H.M., K. Skora, R. Repecka, M. Ploks, A. Neelov, L. Urho, A. Gushin and H. Jespersen, 2000 |
Comments |
Found in the Elbe estuary (Ref. 51031). Native in eastern Germany in Elbe and Danube rivers and in Lakes Ammersee, Constanze, Chiemsee and Würmsee (Ref. 55947); introduced elsewhere, e.g. west of the Elbe and in Schleswig. Reguarly stocked in many waters for angling (Ref. 27368, 41851). Minimum size restriction of 35 cm in Schleswig-Holstein (Ref. 41851). |
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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/gm.html |