The first record of Rhinogobius similis Gill, 1859 from the Namak basin, Iran
Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj
2 Department of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Earth Sciences, Shahre- Kord University, Shahr-e-Kord
Abstract
Exotic endemic fish are introduced to diffrent basins in the world by humans for various perposes such as aquaculture, sport fishing, malaria controling, which are known to be a serious threat to native and endemic fish. The Lake Goby has been reported as an oggressive species from Hari, Caspian and Urmia basins. In this study, the presence of this species is presented for the first time from the Namak basin by offering a checklist of Jajrud River fishes and a disscution about the distribution of Exotic fish.
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