Short communication, Note

FIRST RECORD OF Alburnusatropatenae (BERG,1925) (CYPRINIDAE) IN NAMAK BASIN, CENTRAL IRAN

Somaye Khataminejad ; Dept. of Fisheries Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Sowmeh Sara, Guilan, Iran. Tel./Fax: +98 182 3223600
Hamed Mousavi-Sabet ; Dept. of Fisheries Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Sowmeh Sara, Guilan, Iran. Tel./Fax: +98 182 3223600
Masud Sattari ; Dept. of Fisheries Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Sowmeh Sara, Guilan, Iran. Tel./Fax: +98 182 3223600
Saber Vatandoust ; Dept. of Fisheries Sciences, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mazandaran, Iran

Abstract

AlburnusatropatenaeBerg, 1925 is reported for the first time from the River Ghareh-Chay in the Namak basin, central Iran. Previously, this species has onlybeen reported from the LakeOrumiyeh basin, in northwest Iran. In this report twenty-nine specimens were caught on 8 August 2012. Morphometric and meristic characteristics of the specimens were similar to those reported elsewhere for the species.

Keywords

first record; Alburnusatropatenae; Namak basin; River Ghareh-Chay

Hrčak ID:

104958

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/104958

Publication date:

1.7.2013.

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