Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | occasional (usually not seen) | Ref. | |
Comments |
Occurs only in the Padua-Venetian regions. It has been transplanted from north to central Italy since historical times. It is now dominant in several central Italian lakes.Trans-introductions have hidden its original distribution in rivers on the Adriatic slope. Abundant locally in the Padua-Venetian regions to the extent of being a pest (Ref. 12291). Has been stocked unintentionally in the Ombrone river (Ref. 45688). Has caused the extinction of Sarmarutilus rubilio in central and southern Italian lakes and rivers (Ref. 96829). Also Ref. 26100, 27118, 94493. |
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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/it.html |