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Perca fluviatilis

Basic information
Scientific name Perca fluviatilis (No picture)
Common names Eurasian perch, European perch
Higher taxon Percidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii
Natural range Europe to Siberia
Habitat Lakes, ponds, and slow stream.
Invasion information
Range in Japan Not established in Japan Range in Japan
Origin Unintroduced to Japan.
Date
Route Deliberate: Distributed as pet in past.
Impact Potentially: Predation, competition against native species. Damage on fishery through predation on salmonid fishes.
Native organism(s) affected: Native fishes.
Regulation in Japan Import, transport and keeping are prohibited by the Invasive Alien Species Act. Keeping and release is prohibited in UK.
Introduced range in other countries China (Xinjiang), Turkey, Ireland, Portugal, Cyprus, Italy, Morocco, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Azores Is., etc.
Reference Notes
  • DECO (ed) (2006) Dictionary of Alien Species. Tokyo-Shoseki. (in Jpn)
  • Froese & Pauly (eds) (2009) FishBase (Accessed on 2010-12-10) http://www.fishbase.org/search.cfm
  • JWRC (ed) (2008) A Photographic Guide to the Invasive Alien Species in Japan. Heibonsha. (in Jpn)
  • etc.