Table 1.
Widespread European freshwater fish species that are potentially exposed to PPPs in the EU: distribution and habitat. (−) absent, (+) present but not widespread, (++) present and widespread, (x) present
| Freshwater fish species native to Europe | Zonea | Freshwater habitat | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widespread and potentially exposed species to PPPs in the European Union | Species | Family | North | Centre | South | Stream | Ditch | Pond | Lake | River | Back-waters | Channel |
| Anguilla anguilla | Anguillidae | ++ | ++ | ++ | x | x | − | x | x | − | − | |
| Salaria fluviatilis | Blenniidae | − | + | ++ | x | − | − | x | x | − | − | |
| Cobitis taenia | Cobitidae | ++ | ++ | + | x | x | − | x | x | x | x | |
| Misgurnus fossilis | Cobitidae | + | ++ | + | − | x | x | − | x | x | x | |
| Cottus gobio | Cottidae | ++ | ++ | + | x | − | − | x | x | − | − | |
| Alburnoides bipunctatus | Cyprinidae | + | ++ | + | x | − | − | − | x | − | − | |
| Barbus meridionalis | Cyprinidae | + | + | ++ | x | − | − | − | x | − | − | |
| Carassius carassius | Cyprinidae | ++ | ++ | ++ | − | x | x | x | − | x | x | |
| Carassius gibelio | Cyprinidae | + | ++ | ++ | − | x | x | − | x | − | − | |
| Gobio gobio | Cyprinidae | ++ | ++ | ++ | x | − | − | x | x | − | − | |
| Leucaspius delineatus | Cyprinidae | ++ | ++ | + | x | x | x | x | x | x | − | |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | Cyprinidae | ++ | ++ | + | x | − | − | x | x | − | − | |
| Phoxinus phoxinus | Cyprinidae | ++ | ++ | ++ | x | − | − | x | x | − | − | |
| Rhodeus amarus | Cyprinidae | + | ++ | + | − | x | x | − | x | x | x | |
| Rutilus rutilus | Cyprinidae | ++ | ++ | ++ | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | Cyprinidae | ++ | ++ | ++ | − | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Squalius cephalus | Cyprinidae | ++ | ++ | ++ | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Tinca tinca | Cyprinidae | ++ | ++ | ++ | − | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Esox lucius | Esocidae | ++ | ++ | ++ | − | x | x | x | x | x | − | |
| Pungitius pungitius | Gasterosteidae | ++ | + | + | x | x | x | x | − | − | − | |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | Gasterosteidae | + | ++ | + | x | x | x | x | x | − | − | |
| Gasterosteus gymnurus | Gasterosteidae | + | ++ | + | x | − | x | x | − | − | − | |
| Lota lota | Lotidae | ++ | ++ | + | x | − | − | x | x | x | − | |
| Barbatula barbatula | Nemacheilidae | ++ | ++ | ++ | x | − | − | x | x | − | x | |
| Perca fluviatilis | Percidae | ++ | ++ | ++ | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Lampetra planeri | Petromyzonidae | ++ | ++ | + | x | − | − | x | − | − | − | |
| Salmo trutta stream-resident | Salmonidae | ++ | ++ | ++ | x | − | − | − | − | − | − | |
aEuropean Commission 2009, Annex I