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Blicca bjoerkna

(Linnaeus, 1758)
Chordata » Cypriniformes » Cyprinidae » Blicca bjoerkna
Common name (English)
Silver bream
Ηabitat
C: Inland water
Global distribution

Europe and Asia: North, Baltic, White, Black (south to Rioni drainage) and Caspian Sea basins, Atlantic basin southward to Adour drainage (France; possibly introduced southward of Loire) and Mediterranean basin in France (Hérault and Rhône drainages). In Aral, Marmara and Anatolian Black Sea basins west of Ankara. Naturally absent from Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Adriatic basin, Crimea, Great Britain (except southeast), Scandinavia north of Sundsvall (Sweden) and 65° N (Finland). Locally introduced in Spain and northeastern Italy; in France, apparently introduced in small coastal drainages of Var.

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
1972
Online resource
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=4471
Pathway
1 RELEASE IN NATURE - Fishery in the wild – F
Pathway detail

CBD pathway per EASIN (2023).

References

Welcomme RL (1988) International introductions of inland aquatic species. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No. 294. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.

Zogaris S, Chatzinikolaou Y, Koutsikos N, Economou A, Oikonomou E, Michaelides G, Hadjisterikotis E, Beaumont W, Ferreira M (2012) Freshwater fish assemblages in Cyprus with emphasis on the effects of dams. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 42(3): 165-175. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2011.42.3.02

Elvira B (2001) Identification of non-native freshwater fishes established in Europe and assessment of their potential threats to the biological diversity. Convention on the conservation of European Wildlife, 21st meeting.

EASIN (2023) European Commission Joint Research Centre: European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN). https://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology"
Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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