Common names:
Bofa balığı, Derebofa balığı
Occurrence:
extirpated
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Known from Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea and its watersheds, European Black Sea watersheds, European Mediterranean Sea watersheds,
Anatolian Black Sea watersheds and Anatolian Mediterranean Sea watersheds. Threatened due to commercial fishing, habitat loss, eutrophication/pollution and construction of weirs/dams in rivers. Also Ref. 106151. In Appendix
III of the Bern Convention (protected fauna). Listed on Annex II of the EU Habitats Directive (Ref. 58342).
Status of threat: Extinct (Ref. 58342). "EurTurk."
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Fricke, R., M. Bilecenoglu and H.M. Sari, 2007
National Database:
CLOMFOT
> Petromyzontiformes (Lampreys) > Petromyzontidae (Northern lampreys) > Petromyzontinae
Etymology: Petromyzon:petra (Gr.), rock or stone; myzon (Gr.), to suck, referring to their suctorial behavior (adults attach to rocks during nest building and mating). (See ETYFish); marinus:Latin for “of the sea,” referring to its marine habitat (as a non-breeding adult) [see box, next page]. (See ETYFish). More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi