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. 2013 Jan 17;20(4):2679–2687. doi: 10.1007/s11356-013-1471-x

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