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	Fauna Habitat with the largest biodiversity, natural heritage and UNESCO protected area, the Danube Delta contains 325 species of birds , 43 species of mammals and 136 species of fish.
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Fishes List

Complete mammal list

Thornback ray (Raja clavata)

RAJIFORMES | Rajidae

Native Marine
Strictly Protected

World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Habitat with the largest biodiversity, natural heritage and UNESCO protected area.

Very Rare

Near Threatened. Conservation status regarding world population.

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	Rajiformes
Family:	Rajidae
Genus:	Rajidae
Species:	Raja clavata

Description

Fish are present in the Danube Delta through over 130 species, most of the freshwater fish (60%), the rest migrating in spring from the Black Sea. In the channals of the Danube, you can find sterlet sturgeon, common bleak, beluga, danube sturgeon, starry sturgeon, pontic shad, wels catfish, northern pike. Crucian carp, european perch and common bream prefer calmer marine mediums.

The Danube Delta falls within east European steppe ecosystem, with Mediterranean influences. As a young region in full process of consolidation, the Danube Delta represents a very favorable place for the development of highly diverse flora and fauna, unique in Europe, with numerous rare species.

Situated on major migratory routes, and providing adequate conditions for nesting and hatching, the Danube Delta is a magnet for birds from six major eco-regions of the world, including the Mongolian, Arctic and Siberian.

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