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Other fish
Common perch
The common perch is the typical
representative of the old perch (Percidae) family, which includes
about 96 varieties living in North America and Europe (particularly western
and northern France). In this country, it lives throughout the whole
region in both standing and flowing waters. It lives in societies and avoids
fast streaming and cold waters. Spawning takes place in temperatures of
7-8 degrees Celcius. The female lays 20,000 to 200,000 spawn on stones
or submerged branches. Its excessive reproduction ability causes over-reproduction,
ousting other fish species living in its pond. It is a much-sought-after
sport fish.
Burbot
Burbot is a night predator. Its
body has a long, cylindrical shape, allowing it to sneak up on its prey.
Its characteristic feature is the single moustache-like appendage in the
middle of its chin. In this country, it is the unique representative of
the gadoids family (Galidae). Burbot is a cold-loving fish. It lives near
the bottom, hiding from daylight. It also grows
in mountain streams, where it causes considerable harm by feeding on the more popular
salmon. The female lays spawn (10 thousand to 3 million) on the sandy bottom. Its biggest appetite is in winter when water temperatures
are 2-4 degrees Celcius. It feeds on insects and just about all larger water animals, including fish, crayfish,
and frogs. In this country, it reaches a maximum weight of 3 kg. It has very
tasty flesh and big liver like all cod fishes. Recently, it has grown in importance
as a sport fish.
Catfish
The catfish family includes as many as 120
genera, but, in this country, there is only one endemic variety.
It lives throughout the whole region in lowland sections
of rivers, their tributaries, and artificial reservoirs. Catfish is a warm-loving
fish, but it sets off for prey usually after sunset or early morning. It lays eggs in pairs in prepared nests. Small fry feed on plankton,
later on insect larvae and fish. In its third year of age it reaches a
weight of 2 to 2.5 kg. This typical lowland water predator can big sizes, however. Catches of catfish of 60 to 85 kg have been recorded
in recent times. It is an attractive sport fish, but it is also economically
valuable because it culls less desireable fish.

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