Archives of Polish Fisheries

Vol. 20 Fasc. 3

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Arch. Pol. Fish.                    Vol. 20 Fasc. 3                  2012         p. 177-184

DOI 10.2478/v10086-012-0022-2


Occurrence of Perccottus glenii Dybowski 1877 (Perciformes, Odontobutidae) in the middle stretch of the Vistula River, Poland

Janusz Terlecki, Ryszard Pałka

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.

Keywords: distribution, Odontobutidae, Perccottus glenii

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:

J. Terlecki [+], R. Pałka
Faculty of Biology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland