Contribution to the biology of the Lizardfish,<i>Saurida tumbil</i>(Teleostei: Aulopiformes), from the Persian Gulf

Soofiani, Nasrollah Mahboobi; Keivany, Yazdan; Shooshtari, Abdulhossein M.

doi:10.1080/09397140.2006.10638164

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“…The sex ratio in this species is not balanced (annual average rate M/F = 0.2). The high ratio of females to males found in this study supported the results of Soofiani et al (2006) It is possible that male S. tumbil may not commonly inhabit the depth zone where the majority of fishing efforts for this species are concentrated. Furthermore, sexual differences in growth, mortality, and the immigration of females for reproduction were suggested as reasons for these observations.…”

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confidence: 79%

“…Compared to the range of GSI values found in our study, Soofiani et al (2006) reported these values as 4.2 (March) and 0.26 (December), respectively, in their study. It may differ from place to place due to the pattern of energy use, water temperature, different salinity, population, disease, and nutrition, as seen in this species.…”

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confidence: 58%

“…Information regarding the reproductive biology of S. tumbil species in the Persian Gulf is quite limited and the sample sizes of previous studies were inadequate (e.g., Soofiani et al, 2006). The sex ratio in this species is not balanced (annual average rate M/F = 0.2).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The fecundity of this fish in a nearby population ranged between 74,000 and 250,000 eggs (Soofiani et al, 2006).…”

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Reproductive biology of the greater lizardfish, Saurida tumbil (Bloch, 1795), in Bushehr coastal waters of Iran

Abaszadeh¹,

Keivany²,

Soofiani³

et al. 2013

Turk J Zool

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A total of 691 specimens (114 males, 538 females, and 39 immature specimens) were collected from Bushehr coastal waters of the Persian Gulf from February 2007 to February 2008 to study the reproduction of this species along with its histological gonadal development. Mean absolute and relative fecundity was 263,162 ± 31,046 and 273 ± 27, respectively. The oogonia and oocyte diameter ranged between 6 µm and 875 µm with a mean of 318 µm. The relationship between fecundity and total weight was F = 192.85W + 69,291. Monthly changes in the gonadosomatic index exhibited a higher value in May and October in both sexes (P ≤ 0.05). Observations on the seasonal distribution of maturity stages and seasonal fluctuations in the gonadosomatic index confirmed recent findings that the spawning periods have 2 peaks, a higher peak in May and a lower peak in October. The hepatosomatic index and gonadosomatic index fluctuations were similar in females but different in males. Males and females of Saurida tumbil reach first sexual maturity at 25.5 and 27 cm, respectively. The sex ratio was 1M:5F (P ≤ 0.001). The simultaneous presence of postovulatory follicles and yolk globules in some ovaries indicated that this species is a multiple spawner.

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confidence: 79%

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confidence: 58%

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confidence: 99%

“…The fecundity of this fish in a nearby population ranged between 74,000 and 250,000 eggs (Soofiani et al, 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Reproductive biology of the greater lizardfish, Saurida tumbil (Bloch, 1795), in Bushehr coastal waters of Iran

Abaszadeh¹,

Keivany²,

Soofiani³

et al. 2013

Turk J Zool

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“…This ratio for C. damascina in other areas were in favour of females (Mazaheri 2007;Soofiani and Asadollah 2010;Asadollah et al 2011). Differences in sex ratio might be related to the interspecific differences in adapted population of a species to different ecological conditions, different in the date and time of capture, fishing gear, location, different growth rates and different mortalities in males and females, migration of mature fishes from the region and different behavior pattern in male and female fish (Qasim 1966;Fishelson et al 1996;Keivany and Soofiani 2004;Soofiani et al 2006;Asadollah et al 2011;Keivany et al 2012;Abaszadeh et al 2013;Tabatabaei et al 2014;Keivany and Daneshvar 2015). Age of first sexual maturity in this study was ˂ 2 + for males and 3 + years for females.…”

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Reproductive characteristics of Siahmahi, Capoeta damascina (family: Cyprinidae) in Beheshtabad river, Tigris basin

Siami

Keivany

Farhadian

2017

Sri Lanka J. Aquat.

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A total of 426 specimens of Mesopotamian barb (Siahmahi) Capoeta damascina (Cyprinidae) were caught by gillnets (1-6 cm mesh sizes) from Beheshtabad River, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province from May 2013 to June 2014. Fish specimens were anesthetized in 1% clove oil solution, fixed in 10% buffered formalin and transported to the laboratory for further analyses. Fork lengths of the sampled fish ranged from 8.94 cm to 42.45 (23.32±6.53SD) cm and total weight from 10.3 to 1255.5 (242.5±213.4) g. Based on scale readings, the maximum age was found to be 7 + years for males and 8 + for females. Six reproductive characteristics, viz: sex ratio, Gonadosomatic Index (GSI), Hepatosomatic Index (HSI), relative fecundity, absolute fecundity and ova diameter were determined. The smallest mature male and female were 11.2 and 18.5 cm in fork length respectively. Sex ratio was 1M:0.7F. The GSI showed that spawning occurred from March to June. Oocyte diameters ranged from 0.57 to 2.48 (1.30±0.41) mm. Absolute fecundity ranged between 2260 and 51770 (15360±12030) eggs. Absolute fecundity and fish size (fork length and total weight) were highly correlated. Relative fecundity varied from 11 to 65 (33±12) eggs per gram of total body weight. The average hepatosomatic index was 2.25 ± 0.05 and the highest value was observed in March (3.05 ± 0.31).

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An aid to the identification of fish bones from southeast Arabia: The influence of reference collections on taxonomic diversity

Yeomans

Beech²

2020

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Identification of fish bones from archaeological sites in southeast Arabia is challenging because of high taxonomic diversity, comparatively few reference collections with a wide range of species, as well as access to these resources. This paper provides illustrations of bones from many common taxonomic groups of fish from the southeast Arabia including several species of fish identified in very few assemblages, probably because of the lack of comparative reference material. This is a guide to aid other analysts in the identification process. We also consider the effect of reference collection size on the taxonomic diversity of analysed fish bone assemblages and conclude that research would benefit by the publication of further identification guides. Ideally these should include differences between closely related species, as this has a significant impact on the taxonomic diversity of archaeo‐ichthyological assemblages. Although many papers are devoted to the influence of sample size, recovery method or recording protocols on the taxonomic diversity of faunal assemblages, a similar discussion on the effect of the reference collection used is often overlooked.

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Contribution to the biology of the Lizardfish,Saurida tumbil(Teleostei: Aulopiformes), from the Persian Gulf

Cited by 9 publications

References 6 publications

Reproductive biology of the greater lizardfish, Saurida tumbil (Bloch, 1795), in Bushehr coastal waters of Iran

Reproductive biology of the greater lizardfish, Saurida tumbil (Bloch, 1795), in Bushehr coastal waters of Iran

Reproductive characteristics of Siahmahi, Capoeta damascina (family: Cyprinidae) in Beheshtabad river, Tigris basin

An aid to the identification of fish bones from southeast Arabia: The influence of reference collections on taxonomic diversity

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