Introduced into Eğirdir Lake at the beginning of the 1990s and Çivrl Lake (Ref. 57271). Also Ref. 106151. First records of this species were from Lake Gala and Büyükçekmece Dam Lake, Thrace region of Turkey. May have naturally dispersed through river systems from Greece and Bulgaria or stocked accidentally with other species. Now found in Kayali Dam, Tunca rivers, Saricaali Pond, Çöpköy Pond, Bülbüldere Pond, Ibriktepe Dam, Meriç River, Gala Lake, Çamlica Creek, Kavakli Stream, Kinikli Stream, Büyükçekmece Dam Lake, Pond of Istanbul Technical University. EurTurk.