Micropterus nigricans (Cuvier, 1828)

Iftime, Alexandru & Oţel, Vasile, 2025, An annotated systematical checklist of the Romanian ichthyofauna, Zootaxa 5654 (1), pp. 1-64 : 39

Micropterus nigricans (Cuvier, 1828)

A non-native freshwater species, stocked into several lakes in Romania, in montane areas and in and around Bucharest ( Iftime & Iftime 2021 [as M. salmoides (Lacepède, 1802) ]); there is multi-year persistence and juveniles/subadults were seen in one place, suggesting reproduction (pers. obs., 2021— Fig. 13 ).

ORD. LABRIFORMES

Fam. Labridae

Coris julis (Linnaeus, 1758)

A native marine species, occasionally found along southern Romanian Black Sea waters ( Bănărescu 1964; Vasil’eva 2007; Oțel 2007; Maximov & Zaharia 2010; Yankova et al. 2014; Cocan & MireȘan 2018).

Figures

FIGURE 13. Micropterus nigricans subadult, together with small Perca fluviatilis and adult Lepomis gibbosus, photographed in a lake in National Stadium Park, Bucharest, 2021, photo Al. Iftime.