Occurrence | introduced | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Established all over the country. Naturalized in 1897 (Ref. 45688). Strong predator of all species especially cyprinids in limnophilic habitats (Ref. 94493). Have caused decline in native Alburnus alborella, Esox lucius and Perca fluviatilis as well as in the introduced Lepomis (Ref. 1739). |
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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/it.html |