Arch. Pol. Fish.     Vol. 7     Fasc. 1            1999      p. 141-150


OCCURRENCE OF PERCCOTTUS GLENII DYBOWSKI 1877 (PERCIFORMES, ODONTOBUTIDAE) IN THE MIDDLE STRETCH OF THE VISTULA RIVER, POLAND

Janusz Terlecki, Ryszard Pałka

Faculty of Biology, Warmia and Masuria University in Olsztyn

ABSTRACT. Fish catches were carried out in 1996-1997 in old beds of the Vistula River, along a 40 km stretch from Kazimierz Dolny to Dęblin, as well as along Wieprz (right-hand tributary of the Vistula) and Tyśmienica (right-hand tributary of Wieprz) rivers to find an East-Asiatic fish Perccottus glenii. 15 stations were selected along the Vistula, and 9 along the Wieprz and Tyśmienica. It was found that P. glenii was a popular fish in old Vistula beds, but it did not inhabit Wieprz and Tyśmienica rivers.

Key words: DISTRIBUTION, Odontobutidae, Perccottus glenii