First European record of Carassius langsdorfii from the Elbe basin

Morphological, cytogenetic and molecular genetic identification of two specimens of Carassius langsdorfii from the upper Elbe basin is given. Probably, the species was introduced by accident with commercial fish imports. Potentially, this introduced species may be of harm to native fish species.

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Published inJournal of fish biology Vol. 70; no. sa; pp. 132 - 138
Main Authors Kalous, L., ŠLechtová Jr, V., Bohlen, J., Petrtýl, M., ŠVátora, M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2007
Subjects
Carassius langsdorfii
introduced species
karyotype
molecular genetics
mtDNA
Europe, Elbe R
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Summary:Morphological, cytogenetic and molecular genetic identification of two specimens of Carassius langsdorfii from the upper Elbe basin is given. Probably, the species was introduced by accident with commercial fish imports. Potentially, this introduced species may be of harm to native fish species.
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ISSN:0022-1112
1095-8649
DOI:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01290.x