Freshwater Fish Species in Loire [France]
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Fish Species in Loire Longest river in France. Rises in SE France; empties into Bay of Biscay by a wide estuary below Saint-Nazaire
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=20]
Species
Family
Habitat
Length (cm)
Trophic level
Status
Abramis bjoerkna
Cyprinidae
demersal
36 TL
3.1
native
Acipenser sturio
Acipenseridae
demersal
350 TL
3.6
native
Alosa alosa
Clupeidae
pelagic
83 TL
3.6
native
Alosa fallax
Clupeidae
pelagic
74 TL
3.6
native
Ambloplites rupestris
Centrarchidae
demersal
43 TL
3.4
introduced
Chondrostoma nasus
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
50 TL
2.0
native
Chondrostoma toxostoma
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
30 TL
2.8
native
Cobitis taenia taenia
Cobitidae
benthopelagic
14 TL
3.5
native
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
105 TL
2.0
introduced
Leuciscus idus
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
76 TL
3.8
introduced
Lota lota
Lotidae
demersal
152 TL
4.0
native
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
benthopelagic
97 TL
3.8
introduced
Misgurnus fossilis
Cobitidae
demersal
30 TL
3.4
native
Petromyzon marinus
Petromyzontidae
demersal
120 TL
4.4
native
Platichthys flesus
Pleuronectidae
demersal
60 TL
3.5
native
Pseudorasbora parva
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
11 TL
3.2
introduced
Salmo salar
Salmonidae
benthopelagic
150 TL
4.4
native
Silurus glanis
Siluridae
demersal
500 TL
4.4
native
Thymallus thymallus
Salmonidae
benthopelagic
60 TL
3.1
native
Tinca tinca
Cyprinidae
demersal
84 TL
3.5
native
Page generated June 30, 2003 from Fishbase.org . Page created by: Jen , 15.11.01,
last modified by Jen , 20.09.02.