Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | of no interest | Ref. | AFMAFEWM (Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management), 2011 |
Aquaculture | never/rarely | Ref. | AFMAFEWM (Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management), 2011 |
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | scarce (very unlikely) | Ref. | |
Comments |
Known from Danube drainage (Ref. 59043). Considered extirpated in 1992 (Ref. 33852). However, this species was rediscovered also in 1992 since its reported extinction in 1975 (Ref. 96015). Reported by Peter Adamicka (pers. comm.) that it is becoming "commercial" again and that it occurs in the side (oxbow) arms of the Danube E of Vienna. Status of threat: Critically endangered; EU FFH Directive - II (Ref. 87703). |
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/au.html |