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Pelecus cultratus in Belarus
Ziege

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Pelecus cultratus   (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Pecul_u0.jpg) by Hänfling, B.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Ziege
Max. size:	60.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 556); max. published weight: 2,000 g (Ref. 556); max. reported age: 11 years
Environment:	pelagic; anadromous ; depth range - 20 m
Climate:	temperate; 10 - 20°C; 63°N - 36°N
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.20; tmax=11)
Distribution:	Eurasia: lower reaches of rivers and brackish waters of eastern Baltic, Black Sea, Caspian Sea and Aral Sea. In Appendix III of the Bern Convention (protected fauna).
Diagnosis:	Mouth oblique. Low wavy lateral line. Belly with a sharp edge (Ref. 35388).
Biology:	Shoaling in lower reaches of large rivers and in the eastern Baltic, the Caspian Sea and the Aral Sea. Spawns in spring in midstream (Ref. 9696). Feeds on zooplankton, terrestrial invertebrates and small fish (Ref. 59043)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Muus, B.J. and P. Dahlström. 1968. (Ref. 556)
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Belarus country information
Common names:	Tschekhon		Ref:  Blanc, M., J.-L. Gaudet, P. Banarescu and J.-C. Hureau, 1971
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bo.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Muus, B.J. and P. Dahlström, 1968
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	Modified:  Reyes, Rodolfo B.	Entered:  Froese, Rainer

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		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07