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Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758

European perch
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Germany country information

Common names: Affegis, Akpauz, Akpuz
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Winkler, H.M., K. Skora, R. Repecka, M. Ploks, A. Neelov, L. Urho, A. Gushin and H. Jespersen, 2000
Importance: minor commercial | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in the Elbe estuary (Ref. 51031); Danube and Rhine drainages (Ref. 59043). Found in Neckar (Ref. 10013). Most water bodies up to 1000 m height (Ref. 55947).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gm.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ble.de/index.cfm?8C712107D9244972B3C193AC1917DCE7#Handelsbezeichnungen
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Thiel, R., H. Cabral and M.J. Costa, 2003
National Database: AGRDEU

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Percoidei (Perchs) > Percidae (Perches) > Percinae
Etymology: Perca: Greek, perke = perch, a fish without identificaction (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; demersal; pH range: 7.0 - 7.5; dH range: 8 - 12; anadromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 1 - 30 m (Ref. 9988), usually 3 - 4 m (Ref. 55947).   Temperate; 10°C - 22°C (Ref. 1672); 74°N - 38°N, 91°W - 168°E

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