Common names:
Turna baligi, Turna balığı
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Known from the European Black Sea watersheds, Anatolian Black Sea watersheds, Central and Western Anatolian lake watersheds, and Gulf watersheds (Firat Nehri, Dicle Nehri). Also Ref. 106151. Introduced into Uluabat
Gölü/Western Lakes watersheds and Gulf watersheds. Threatened due to commercial fishing, habitat loss, eutrophication/pollution, construction of weirs/dams in rivers and water abstraction (Ref. 58342).
Status of threat: Endangered (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
Teleostei (teleosts) > Esociformes (Pikes and mudminnows) > Esocidae (Pikes)
Etymology: Esox:From Greek, isox and also related with the Celtic root, eog, ehawc = salmon (Ref. 45335); lucius:lucius which is supposedly the latin name for this species (Ref. 1998). More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; pelagic; potamodromous; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 1998), usually 1 - 5 m (Ref. 1998). Subtropical; 10°C - 28°C (Ref. 12741); 72°N - 37°N, 11°W - 55°W (Ref. 121102)
Distribution
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