Esox lucius in Turkey
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Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence native
Importance Ref.
Aquaculture Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater Yes
Brackish Yes
Saltwater No
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish No
Abundance Ref.
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

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States/Provinces Complete? No
National Checklist
Country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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