Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | commercial | Ref. | |
Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | FAO, 1997 |
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | Yes | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | occasional (usually not seen) | Ref. | Winkler, H.M., K. Skora, R. Repecka, M. Ploks, A. Neelov, L. Urho, A. Gushin and H. Jespersen, 2000 |
Comments |
Occurs in the Caspian and Black seas and the Sea of Azov (Ref. 26334). Recorded from the Amur River drainage (Ref. 58298). This has been translocated to areas within the country for aquaculture and stocking in open waters. It has escaped from aquaculture facilities and has now widely established self-sustaining populations (Ref. 45022). Also Ref. 683. In range Ref. 59043. EurRus |
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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/rs.html |