| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | Yes | ||
| 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 the European Black Sea and Anatolian Black Sea watersheds. Also Ref. 106151. Considered a keystone species. Very sensitive to human activities. Threatened due to over fishing, bycatch fishing, habitat loss, eutrophication/pollution, construction of weirs/dams and aquaculture/introduction/lessepsian immigration. Listed on Annex V of the EU Habitats Directive. Status of threat: Critically Endangered (Ref. 58342). EurTurk. |
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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 | ||