Checklist of Freshwater Fishes of Southwestern Wetlands of Iran

Esmaeili, Hamid Reza

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“…In this study, A. samiii, C. razii, C. saniae and P. iranicus were recognized as Iranian endemic species (Mousavi-Sabet et al, 2015;Vasil'eva et al, 2015;Eagderi et al, 2017;Jouladeh-Roudbar et al, 2017;Esmaeili et al, 2018) and a further 50 species were documented as Iranian native species (Kazancheev, 1981;Abdoli and Naderi, 2009;Esmaeili et al, 2014a;2018;Coad, 2016;Froese and Pauly, 2019).…”

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“…Eighteen exotic, or alien, fish species were observed in the present study versus 7 and 9 reported species by Holcik and Oláh (1992) and Abbasi et al (1999), respectively. Some of these alien fish were introduced with fisheries development to the Caspian Sea such as the golden grey mullet (Chelon auratus) and leaping mullet (C. saliens) (Kazancheev, 1981;Esmaeili et al, 2014b;2018;Coad, 2016), while others were introduced for aquaculture purposes including Cyprinus carpio, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, H. nobilis and O. mykiss. Two species Ctenopharyngodon idella and G. holbrooki were introduced to the Anzali Wetland to control aquatic plants and mosquitos, respectively (Coad, 2016;Esmaeili et al, 2014b;2018).…”

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“…Some of these alien fish were introduced with fisheries development to the Caspian Sea such as the golden grey mullet (Chelon auratus) and leaping mullet (C. saliens) (Kazancheev, 1981;Esmaeili et al, 2014b;2018;Coad, 2016), while others were introduced for aquaculture purposes including Cyprinus carpio, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, H. nobilis and O. mykiss. Two species Ctenopharyngodon idella and G. holbrooki were introduced to the Anzali Wetland to control aquatic plants and mosquitos, respectively (Coad, 2016;Esmaeili et al, 2014b;2018). Most of the exotic species were introduced inadvertently to the Anzali Wetland as commercial species transplanted by Iranian Fisheries Organization (Shilat) for aquaculture developments, or released by people as ornamental fishes ) Coad and Abdoli, 1993;Coad, 1995;2016;Abdoli, 2000;Abdoli and Naderi, 2009;Esmaeili et al, 2014b;2018;Keivany et al, 2016;Abbasi, 2017;Mousavi-Sabet, 2019).…”

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“…Two species Ctenopharyngodon idella and G. holbrooki were introduced to the Anzali Wetland to control aquatic plants and mosquitos, respectively (Coad, 2016;Esmaeili et al, 2014b;2018). Most of the exotic species were introduced inadvertently to the Anzali Wetland as commercial species transplanted by Iranian Fisheries Organization (Shilat) for aquaculture developments, or released by people as ornamental fishes ) Coad and Abdoli, 1993;Coad, 1995;2016;Abdoli, 2000;Abdoli and Naderi, 2009;Esmaeili et al, 2014b;2018;Keivany et al, 2016;Abbasi, 2017;Mousavi-Sabet, 2019).…”

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“…Finally, the scientific name of each identified fish was checked against the last checklist of freshwater fishes of Iran (Esmaeili et al, 2018) and the catalogue of fishes (Fricke et al, 2019).…”

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Ichthyodiversity in the Anzali Wetland and its related rivers in the southern Caspian Sea basin, Iran

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The Anzali Wetland is one of the most important water bodies in Iran, due to the Caspian migratory fish spawning, located in the southern Caspian Sea basin, Iran. During a long-term monitoring program, between 1994 to 2019, identification and distribution of fish species were surveyed in five different locations inside the Anzali Wetland and eleven related rivers in its catchment area. In this study 72 fish species were recognized belonging to 17 orders, 21 families and 53 genera, including 66 species in the wetland and 53 species in the rivers. Among the 72 identified species, 34 species were resident in freshwater, 9 species were anadromous, 9 species live in estuarine and the others exist in different habitats. These species include 4 endemic species, 50 native species and 18 exotic species to Iranian waters. The number of species in different locations inside the Anzali Wetland was comparatively similar while it had high variation in different rivers. Twenty fish species are new records for the Anzali Wetland basin, including 10 estuarine, 5 ornamental, 2 riverine, one anadromous, one euryhaline and a small exotic fish.

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Impacts of climate change on the distribution of riverine endemic fish species in Iran, a biodiversity hotspot region

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Iran is one of the world's fish biodiversity hotspots. Most riverine fish species in this country are currently under threat by human activities. In addition to those threats, climate change is expected to alter rainfall and temperature regimes, imposing further limitations, particularly to endemic fishes. Therefore, understanding how these species respond to climate change is an important issue in the conservation of Iranian freshwater biodiversity. This study aimed to predict the potential distribution of 16 endemic fish species under two climate change scenarios (i.e., RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5) in river habitats of Iran in the 2050s and the 2080s. The analysis is conducted using the MaxEnt model. Seven environmental variables were used for modelling: maximum width, elevation, river slope, the basins occupied by the target species, average annual precipitation, annual mean temperature, and the temperature difference between the coldest and hottest months of the year . The validation of the model for each species showed that AUC (area under the ROC curve) scores range from 0.87 to 0.99. Under optimistic (RCP 4.5) and pessimistic (RCP 8.5) scenarios in the 2050s and the 2080s, species will face four different outcomes to their habitat range: reduction (three species), expansion (five species), reduction and expansion (seven species) and no change (one species). It is concluded that most species that are unique in their geographical area will face serious challenges from climate change. Delineating species range changes under climate change scenarios can help prioritise conservation measures for these valuable species. Considering our results, the translocation of species to new locations also should be investigated.

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An Effort toward Species Delimitation in the Genus Carassius (Cyprinidae) using Morphology and the Related Challenges: A Case Study from Inland Waters of Iran

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Checklist of Freshwater Fishes of Southwestern Wetlands of Iran

Cited by 8 publications

References 28 publications

Ichthyodiversity in the Anzali Wetland and its related rivers in the southern Caspian Sea basin, Iran

Ichthyodiversity in the Anzali Wetland and its related rivers in the southern Caspian Sea basin, Iran

Impacts of climate change on the distribution of riverine endemic fish species in Iran, a biodiversity hotspot region

An Effort toward Species Delimitation in the Genus Carassius (Cyprinidae) using Morphology and the Related Challenges: A Case Study from Inland Waters of Iran

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