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Tinca tinca

Protected

Tench

Tench

Common Names

DESchleie

ENTench

PT-BRTenca

ROTench

ZH丁鲷

Habitat

Standing and slowly flowing waters with soft bottom and aquatic plants.

Occurrence regions

Baden-Württemberg Bayern Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hessen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Niedersachsen Nordrhein-Westfalen Rheinland-Pfalz Saarland Sachsen Sachsen-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thüringen drenthe flevoland friesland gelderland groningen limburg noord-brabant noord-holland overijssel utrecht zeeland zuid-holland aargau basel-landschaft basel-stadt bern fribourg genf graubuenden luzern neuenburg nidwalden obwalden solothurn schwyz st-gallen thurgau ticino uri waadt wallis zug zuerich 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

70 cm

Minimum Catch Size

25 cm

Closed Season

No closed season

Category

Protected

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Population stable, no immediate threat.

Distinguishing Features

Stout deep body, very small mucus-covered scales, one barbel at each corner of the mouth, reddish eyes.

Waters

Aare Alpenrhein Donau Elbe Garonne Genfersee Hochrhein IJssel IJsselmeer Lac d'Annecy Lac de Serre-Ponçon Lac du Bourget Loire Maas Markermeer Meuse Moselle Nederrijn–Lek Neuenburgersee Oder Reuss Rhein Rhone Rhône Seine Somme Thur Vierwaldstättersee Waal Weser Zürichsee Étang de Berre Étang de Thau Ammersee Bodensee Chiemsee Ems Havel Inn Isar Limmat Main Mosel Müritz Neckar Saale Scharmützelsee Schwielochsee Senftenberger See Spree Starnberger See Steinhuder Meer Walensee Westerschelde Étang de Cazaux-Sanguinet

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