SPECIES COMPOSITION OF THE FISH SPECIES IN KEMER RESERVOIR AND AKCAY STREAM, AYDIN, TURKEY

Authors

  • ÖZCAN
  • BALIK

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5513/jcea.v9i4.723

Keywords:

Biodiversity, Kemer Reservoir, economic importance, Turkey

Abstract

The study was carried out in Kemer Reservoir and Akcay Stream between December 2004 and June 2006. Fish samples were caught by using gill nets, cast nets and electrofishing. Fifteen species belonging to 6 families were caught during the study. Four species, Acanthobrama mirabilis (47.0), Lepomis gibbosus (18.8), Chondrostoma meandrense (12.8) and Barbus pectoralis (8.6) are dominant fish species in the reservoir.

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2009-03-16

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