Non-native fish in Belarusian and Polish areas of the European central invasion corridor

Abstract

This is the first comprehensive review to examine the role of the central European invasion corridor on fish introductions into Belarusian and Polish inland waters (Dnieper-Bug-Vistula-OderElbe-Spree-Havel). Historical and recent data were assessed, were also found within the corridor -the Amur sleeper Perccottus glenii, gibel carp Carassius gibelio, brown bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus and the topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva. Their presence is related to numerous accidental introductions to many localities in Belarus and Poland, rather than from using the corridor as an invasion route. One species, the ninespine stickleback, Pungitius pungitius, has migrated from the Baltic basin to the Black Sea drainage systems.

Further studies of mitochondrial genome variability in Ponto-Caspian <I>Proterorhinus</I> species (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Gobiidae) and their taxonomic implications

“…The salinity of the Odessa Bay, where were collected samples with both "marine" and "freshwater" haplotypes (Neilson and Stepien 2009) data; A haplotype is represented by a circle; Each haplotype is identified by the same number as in Tables 1 and 2 and Figs. 1, 2, and 3; each line length is related with the number of evolution steps presented at the line; Haplotypes p4 and p35 join in p4, p7 and p31 join in p7 in this analysis It should be also mentioned, that the hypothesis about marine and freshwater lineages of tubenose gobies looked initially questionable because of known data on their distribution, ecology, and invasive expansions (Miller et al 2004, Prášek and Jurajda 2005, Von Landwüst 2006, Karpova 2009, Manilo 2009, Galanin 2009, Semenchenko, 2011. For instance, even recently described "freshwater" P. tataricus is recorded both from "brackish estuary of stream Chornaya" and upstream localities from river section "about 25-30 km long" Naseka 2007, Kottelat and.…”

The Non-Indigenous Freshwater Fishes of Poland: Threats to the Native Ichthyofauna and Consequences for the Fishery: A Review

“…The other species which has already been recorded in the Belarussian part of the central invasion corridor is the Black and Caspian Sea sprat, Clupeonella cultriventris (von Nordmann, 1840). It was recorded in the central part of the Pripyat River in 1986 (V. Rizevsky and M. Pluta, unpublished data), but has not been found during the 2007 survey (Semenchenko et al 2011). It is possible that its appearance was associated with an accidental introduction with a ship (ballast waters) entering the Mykashevichy River harbour (Rizevsky et al 2007).…”

“…Since the 1990s, three species of gobies have entered the Polish territory, migrating from Belarus through the Pripyat-Bug canal and the fourth one-round goby-has been already recorded in the Belarussian part of the Bug River in Brest, thus it is more than certain that soon it will be reported also from the Polish section of that river (Kostrzewa et al 2004, Ohayon and Stepien 2007, Grabowska et al 2008, Semenchenko et al 2011). The latter species-N. melanostomus-invades Polish inland waters from two directions, i.e., from the north, as it has already entered the Vistula River from the Gulf of Gdańsk (Kostrzewa and Grabowski 2002), and from the east (Semenchenko et al 2011). The other species which has already been recorded in the Belarussian part of the central invasion corridor is the Black and Caspian Sea sprat, Clupeonella cultriventris (von Nordmann, 1840).…”

“…The central invasion corridor sensu Bij de Vaate et al (2002) has appeared to be especially important for the recent introduction of alien fish and invertebrates through semi-natural expansion from the Ponto-Caspian region (Grabowska et al 2008, Karatayev et al 2008, Rizevskij et al 2009, Semenchenko et al 2011. Since the 1990s, three species of gobies have entered the Polish territory, migrating from Belarus through the Pripyat-Bug canal and the fourth one-round goby-has been already recorded in the Belarussian part of the Bug River in Brest, thus it is more than certain that soon it will be reported also from the Polish section of that river (Kostrzewa et al 2004, Ohayon and Stepien 2007, Grabowska et al 2008, Semenchenko et al 2011). The latter species-N. melanostomus-invades Polish inland waters from two directions, i.e., from the north, as it has already entered the Vistula River from the Gulf of Gdańsk (Kostrzewa and Grabowski 2002), and from the east (Semenchenko et al 2011).…”

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“…It is widely-spread in inland waters of Ukraine (Khrystenko et al, 2012) and one of the most potential future invaders in Eastern Europe river basins (Semenchenko et al, 2011). It is known, that S. abaster is a euryhaline fish species inhabiting a wide range of marine, freshwater and brackish habitats (Movchan, 1988;Kuiter, 2001;Kottelat and Freyhof, 2007).…”