| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | commercial | Ref. | Quigley, D.T.G and K. Flannery, 1996 |
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | Yes | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | Yes | ||
| Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Went, A.E.J., 1957 |
| Comments |
Known only in the lakes of Killarney (Ref. 28679). A few spawning populations are confined to a number of rivers along the south and south-west coast: Slaney, Barrow, Nore, Suir and Blackwater. Occasionally captured in coastal waters; commercial quantities are occasionally collected in the Slaney estuary; exploited by anglers in May/June during spawning migration in the Barrow (Ref. 79581). Also Ref. 12255. Status of threat following the 1990 IUCN classification: vulnerable (Ref. 79581). |
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| States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ei.html | ||