Ichthyofauna of darbandikhan lake in Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Joint Authors
Abd Allah, Yunus S.
Abd Allah, Shamal M. A.
Source
ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences
Issue
Vol. 30, Issue 6 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.130-134, 5 p.
Publisher
Salahaddin University-Erbil Department of Scientific Publications
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In the present study, random samples of fishes were taken by gill net from Darbandikhan Lake, southeast of Sulaimani City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, to find out the fishes that are naturally found in lake Darbandikhan.
The study was carried out during the period from March to the end of October 2012.
A total of 255 freshwater fishes, belong to 17 species, namely: Arabibarbus grypus, Barbus barbulus, Capoeta trutta, Capoeta umbla, Carasobarbus luteus, Carassius auratus, Chondrostoma regium, Cyprinion macrostomum, Cyprinus carpio, Garra rufa, Hemiculter leucisculus, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, Luciobarbus esocinus, Squalius lepidus (Family Cyprinidae), Mystus pelusius (Bagridae), Silurus triostegus (Siluridae) and Mastacembelus mastacembelus (Mastacembelidae), were collected from this lake.
The study demonstrated that Capoeta trutta, Cyprinion macrostomum and H.
leucisculus were the most abundant and wide spread in lake Darbandikhan, while M.
pelusius and H.
molitrix were scarce.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd Allah, Yunus S.& Abd Allah, Shamal M. A.. 2018. Ichthyofauna of darbandikhan lake in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences،Vol. 30, no. 6, pp.130-134.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-901996
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd Allah, Yunus S.& Abd Allah, Shamal M. A.. Ichthyofauna of darbandikhan lake in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences Vol. 30, no. 6 (2018), pp.130-134.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-901996
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd Allah, Yunus S.& Abd Allah, Shamal M. A.. Ichthyofauna of darbandikhan lake in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences. 2018. Vol. 30, no. 6, pp.130-134.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-901996
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 134
Record ID
BIM-901996