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Common names: Carpione, Carpione del Garda
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Crivelli, A.J., 1996
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Crivelli, A.J., 1996
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Has been bred and introduced unsuccessfully into several lakes in Italy. Has been artificially restocked in Lake Garda but at present the species is seldom found in the lake and catches have decreased from about 20 tons a year in 1987 to less than 5 tons between 1985 and 1988. Overfishing, habitat destruction and pollution are responsible for its present decline (Ref. 26100), and possibly due to introduction of exotic Coregonus and Salmonidae (Ref. 59043). Also Ref. 13696, 27118, 94493. Status of threat: Endangered (Ref. 119201).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bianco, P.G., 1995
National Database: ICTIMED

Common names from other countries

Garda forell, 鲤形鳟, Carpione del Garda, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Salmoninae
Etymology: Salmo: Latin, salmo, Plinius = salmon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; depth range 100 - 200 m (Ref. 59043). Temperate; 46°N - 45°N, 10°E - 11°E

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Europe: Lake Garda, Italy. Introduced in several lakes of northern Italy, Germany and New Zealand but all introductions failed.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 59043); max. reported age: 5 years (Ref. 59043)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Distinguished from congeners in Italy by its unique almost absence of dark spots on head. Differs further by the combination of the following characters: adults lacking parr-marks; and outside spawning season silvery, with few, very small dark spots on body; during spawning season, some males show a dark marbled color pattern (Ref. 59043).

Lives in lakes at 100-200 m depth. Feeds predominantly on zooplankton. Also preys on other benthic invertebrates during summer. Spawns close to underwater springs at 50-300 m depths (Ref. 59043). Threatened due to habitat destruction, pollution and overfishing (Ref. 26100) and possibly due to the introduction of exotic Coregonus and Salmonidae (Ref. 59043).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol and Freyhof, Berlin. 646 pp. (Ref. 59043)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Critically Endangered (CR) (A2bde); Date assessed: 31 January 2006

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00488 - 0.02245), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Salmo carpio Linnaeus, 1758