Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | commercial | Ref. | Antunes, C., F. Cobo and M.J. Araujo, 2016 |
Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993 |
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | Yes | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | Yes | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Found in the Iberian Peninsula (Ref. 119049). Recorded from the La Albufera, Valencia (4 May 2000) (Ref. 48776); Galicia (Ref. 86578). Threatened due to construction of dams, pollution, and overfishing (Ref. 79582). Minimum capture size of glass eel: 30 cm TL (Ref. 119049). Also Ref. 48776. Status of threat: vulnerable (Ref. 79582, 119049). |
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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/sp.html |