The common carp Cyprinus carpio in Croatia (Danube and Adriatic basins): a historical review

Koi herpesvirus and carp edema virus threaten common carp aquaculture in Croatia

“…Common carp ( Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus) represents the most important fish species for warm‐water aquaculture in Croatia; it is a traditional food fish in some parts of the country and also an important economic asset for angling and fisheries (Piria et al, 2016). All carp farms are situated in the northern part of the country belonging to the Danube watershed, while the southern part, a karst region belonging to the Adriatic watershed, is characterized by mountain rivers and carp reside only in natural or artificial lakes (Mrakovčić et al, 2006).…”

A Review of Extant Croatian Freshwater Fish and Lampreys

“…Names under which the taxon was mentioned: Leuciscus turskyi tenellus (Heckel, 1843) English name: Livno masnica Croatian name: sitnoljuskavi klen Range in Croatia: Adriatic Basin -introduced to the Cetina River drainage Literature: Carrara (1846); Heckel and Kner (1858); Dybowski (1862); Canestrini (1866); Faber (1883); Botteri (1891); Kišpatić (1893); Brusina (1907); Karaman (1923a); Karaman (1923b); Ćurčić (1938); Vuković and Ivanović (1971); Bojčić et al (1982); Vuković (1982); Habeković and Pažur (2000); Kottelat and Freyhof (2007); Jelić et al (2008); Freyhof (2012); Ćaleta et al (2015); Piria et al (2016c); Remarks: introduced to the Cetina River drainage from Buško Blato Lake (in Bosnia and Herzegovina) through the subterranean system of the Orlovac hydro power plant; reports for the Vrljika River not confirmed and are likely the result of misidentification; endemic to the Adriatic Basin 72. Squalius zrmanjae Karaman, 1928 Names under which the taxon was mentioned: Leuciscus svallize (Heckel & Kner, 1858); Leuciscus svallizze zrmanjae Karaman, 1928; Leuciscus zrmanjae (Karaman, 1928); Squalius cavedanus (Bonaparte 1838); Squalius cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758); Squalius svallize Heckel & Kner, 1858 English name: Zrmanja chub žCroatian name: zrmanjski klen Range in Croatia: Adriatic Basin -Zrmanja and Krka River drainages, introduced to the Ričica River in the Lika region Literature: Katurić (1896f); Karaman (1928); Karaman (1929); Hafner-Lahorski (1935b); Anonymous (1967); Vuković and Ivanović (1971); Vuković (1982); ; Bianco and Knežević (1987); Kottelat (1997); Schneider (1998) Hirc (1900a); Hirc (1900b); ; Trgovčević (1905a); Trgovčević (1905b); RHZZM (1908);…”

Alien freshwater fish species in the Balkans—Vectors and pathways of introduction

“…Similarly, in Croatia and Bulgaria, the first trout farms were established in the late 19th century, followed by the first carp farms at the same time in Croatia (Piria, Tomljanović et al, 2016), and in Bulgaria in the 1940s (Uzunova & Zlatanova, 2007). In Greece, in contrast, the freshwater aquaculture sector was very limited until the 1980s (Perdikaris, Gouva, & Paschos, 2010).…”

“…This study focuses on the alien fish species of the Balkan Peninsula, one of the world's biodiversity hot spots (Mittermeier, Turner, Larsen, Brooks, & Gascon, ) that possess the highest proportion of range restricted endemic fish species in Europe (Bănărescu, ; Barbieri et al., ; Kottelat & Freyhof, ; Simonović et al., ). Recent surveys from several Balkan countries, however, have revealed that 15%–23% of their fish fauna is alien (Barbieri et al., ; Piria, Tomljanović et al., ; Piria, Povž et al., ; Simonović et al., ), with certain catchments, such as the Danube River and Pamvotis Lake (Greece), having an ichthyofauna comprised of more than 50% and 80% of alien fishes, respectively (Leonardos, Kagalou, Tsoumani, & Economidis, ; Simonović et al., ). Furthermore, owing to the high level of endemism and the great conservational value of the Balkan freshwater fish species, introductions can have severe negative and irreversible impacts on the ichthyodiversity of the Peninsula (Barbieri et al., ; Ćaleta et al., ; Karapetkova & Zhivkov, ; Mrdak, Nikolić, Tošić, & Simonović, ; Povž, Gregori, & Gregori, ; Snoj, Razpet, Tomljanović, Treer, & Sušnik, ; Sušnik et al., ).…”

“…This study focuses on the alien fish species of the Balkan Peninsula, one of the world's biodiversity hot spots (Mittermeier, Turner, Larsen, Brooks, & Gascon, 2011) that possess the highest proportion of range restricted endemic fish species in Europe (Bănărescu, 2004;Barbieri et al, 2015;Kottelat & Freyhof, 2007;Simonović et al, 2013). Recent surveys from several Balkan countries, however, have revealed that 15%-23% of their fish fauna is alien (Barbieri et al, 2015;Piria, Tomljanović et al, 2016;Piria, Povž et al, 2016;Simonović et al, 2013), with certain catchments, such as the Danube River and current introductions remain intentional, primarily via aquaculture. This review article provides a historical overview of freshwater fish introductions, the motivation behind them and the current distribution of alien freshwater fishes in the Balkans.…”