The Current Status of Indigenous Freshwater Fishes in Jordan

作者: Sayeeda Mir , Nasht Hamidan

DOI: 10.3329/BJZ.V40I1.12895

关键词: NemacheilusFaunaOverexploitationFreshwater fishBiologyEndangered speciesEndemismFisheryIntroduced speciesGarraEcology

摘要: Considerable changes were revealed in the indigenous freshwater fish fauna during a field survey of six years from 2006 to 2008. Most them are endangered and one endemic species, Aphanius sirhani , is under threat extinction. Four other Garra rufa, G. ghorensis Nemacheilus insignis dispar richardsoni also endangered. Misuse limited water resources, intensification agriculture, overexploitation fishing  introduction exotic species considered be major threats Jordan’s  freshwater fauna. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjz.v40i1.12895 Bangladesh J. Zool. 40 (1): 59-67, 2012

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