Common names:
Tzlofach, Zelofah
Occurrence:
introduced
Salinity:
freshwater
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Aquaculture:
commercial
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Established in aquaculture through continuous importation. Has not established itself in the wild. Continuous importation had been done (Ref. 1739). Known from the Jordan basin and Kinneret. In 1997, a single fish farm in the Upper Galilee began commercially producing eels. However, no increase of eels in the natural environment has been noted (Ref. 37616).
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Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/is.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Blanc, M., J.-L. Gaudet, P. Banarescu and J.-C. Hureau, 1971
National Database: