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Rhodeus amarus

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Bitterling

Bitterling

Common Names

DEBitterling

ENBitterling

PT-BRBitterling-europeu

ROBitterling

ZH比特林

Habitat

Standing and slowly flowing waters with mussel beds; spawns into freshwater mussels.

Occurrence regions

Baden-Württemberg Bayern Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hessen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Niedersachsen Nordrhein-Westfalen Rheinland-Pfalz Saarland Sachsen Sachsen-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thüringen auvergne-rhone-alpes bourgogne-franche-comte bretagne centre-val-de-loire corse grand-est hauts-de-france ile-de-france normandie nouvelle-aquitaine occitanie pays-de-la-loire provence-alpes-cote-d-azur

Maximum Size

10 cm

Minimum Catch Size

No minimum size

Closed Season

No closed season

Category

Protected

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Population stable, no immediate threat.

Distinguishing Features

Small deep-bodied fish; spawning males display bright colours, incomplete lateral line.

Waters

Lac d'Annecy Lac de Serre-Ponçon Lac du Bourget Étang de Berre Étang de Thau Ammersee Bodensee Chiemsee Müritz Scharmützelsee Schwielochsee Senftenberger See Starnberger See Steinhuder Meer Étang de Cazaux-Sanguinet

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