| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | No | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | scarce (very unlikely) | Ref. | Fricke, R., M. Bilecenoglu and H.M. Sari, 2007 |
| Comments |
Known from Asi Nehri/Orontes watershed, Quwayq River watershed and Gulf watersheds (Firat Nehri, Dicle Nehri); Tigris and Euphrates river basins (Ref. 106151). Very sensitive to human activities. Threats include habitat loss, eutrophication/pollution, construction of weirs/dams in rivers and water abstraction. Proposed for Annex II of the EU Habitats Directive (Ref. 58342). Status of threat: Endangered in Turkey, Critically endangered in Quwayq and Orontes systems, Data Deficient in Euphrates-Tigris system(Ref. 58342). "nEurTurk." |
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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/tu.html | ||