Perca fluviatilis ';
General information
 
Perca fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
 
Common nameEuropean perch
Synonyms
Perca vulgaris Schaeffer, 1761
Perca vulgaris Schrank, 1792
Perca italica Cuvier, 1828
Perca vulgaris aurata Fitzinger, 1832
Perca vulgaris Fitzinger, 1832
Perca fluviatilis nigrescens Heckel, 1837
Perca helvetica Gronow, 1854
Perca fluviatilis maculata Smitt, 1893
Perca fluviatilis gibba Smitt, 1893
Perca fluviatilis aurea Smitt, 1893
Perca fluviatilis macedonica Karaman, 1924
Perca fluviatilis phragmiteti Berg, 1933
Perca fluviatilis gracilis Pokrovsky, 1951
Perca fluviatilis zaissanica Dianov, 1955
Perca fluviatilis intermedius Svetovidov & Dorofeeva, 1963
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Percomorpharia; Perciformes; Percidae.
Geographical distribution
China; Iran; Mongolia; Afghanistan; Kazakhstan; Uzbekistan; Turkey; Russia; Australia; New Zealand; South Africa; Morocco; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Georgia; Azerbaijan; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Ireland; Finland; Belgium; Netherlands; Albania; Austria; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Estonia; Hungary; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Moldova; Montenegro; Poland; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Switzerland
Occurrence Introduced: China, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Morocco, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Cyprus
Native: Iran, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Russia, UK, Germany, France, Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, Finland, Belgium, Netherlands, Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Danube river, Vltava river, Orlik dam lake, Luznice river Sazava, Elbe river
Source of chromosomes
Not reported
Number of specimens with sex
50 (04 females, 46 unknown)
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
01m + 14sm + 5st+ 4a
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Not detected
Reference(s)
Rab P, Roth P, Mayr B (1987). Karyotype study of eight species of European percid fishes (Pisces, Percidae), Caryologia: International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics, 40:4: 307-318.