Albania country information

Common names: Shojza, Ushojza e zezë, Ushojze e zeze
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/al.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Muus, B.J. and P. Dahlström, 1974
National Database:

Classificação / Names

Actinopterygii (peixes com raios nas barbatanas) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders) > Pleuronectinae
Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Камбала речная, Flet d'Europe, Platija europea, ... more

Referência principal

Cooper, J.A. and F. Chapleau. 1998. (Ref. 30193)
Referências | Bibliografia | Coordenador : Amaoka, Kunio | Colaboradores

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Max length : 60.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 35388); common length : 50.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 30578); Peso máx. publicado: 2.9 kg (Ref. 104349); Idade máx. registada: 15 anos (Ref. 3944)

Length at first maturity
L_m 24.1, range 25 - 30 cm

Ambiente

; marinhas; Água doce; estuarina demersal; pH range: 7.5 - 8.2; catádromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 1 - 100 m (Ref. 35388)

Clima / Intervalo

Temperate; 5°C - 25°C (Ref. 13614), preferred 11°C (Ref. 107945); 72°N - 30°N, 32°W - 45°E (Ref. 54704)

Distribuição

Eastern Atlantic: coastal and brackish waters of western Europe and from the White Sea to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (Ref. 4705, Ref. 51442). Introduced into the USA and Canada accidentally through transport in ballast water (Ref. 1739). Asia: Iran (Ref. 39702).
Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Introduções

Descrição breve

Espinhos dorsais (total): 0; Raios dorsais moles (total): 53-62; Espinhos anais 0; Raios anais moles: 37 - 46. Flatfish, its disc width less than half its length (Ref. 3137). Small mouth (Ref. 3137, Ref. 51442). Eyes mostly (70%) on right side (Ref. 3137, 51442), 79% of dextrally oriented flounder (n = 1076) in Bos, 2000 (Ref. 57574). Rough skin, especially along the lateral line and the basis of the dorsal and anal fin (Ref. 3137). Lateral line straight, slightly rounded over pectorals (Ref. 3137). Green-olive colored (Ref. 51442), the bottom side white (Ref. 3137). Irregular reddish spots on the eye side (Ref. 35388).

Migratory fish, which is most of the year found in estuaries (Ref. 51442). Adults occur on mud and sand bottom in shallow water, at sea and brackish; often entering freshwaters (Ref. 59043). During winter, adults retreat to deeper, warmer waters, where they spawn in spring (Ref. 30193). The growing larvae are moving to the coast (Ref. 51442). Larvae and early juveniles use selective tidal transport to migrate upstream rivers (Ref. 57575) using a range of triggers such as salinity, prey density and water temperature (Ref. 57573, 57574). Juveniles live in shallow coastal waters and estuaries (Ref. 57574), which are also the summer feeding grounds for the adults (Ref. 30193). Juveniles of less than a year old feed on plankton and larvae of insects, juveniles of more than a year and adults feed on benthic fauna (Ref. 51442), including small fishes and invertebrates (Ref. 30193). Nocturnal and burrowing (Ref. 30193). Marketed fresh and frozen; can be steamed, fried, boiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988). Worms and mollusks are excellent baits for line fishing (Ref. 30578).