Status of fish biodiversity in the Sultanate of Oman

摘要: Abstract The rich and diverse fish resources of Oman constitute its main natural resource after oil gas. A total 1142 species were identified, distributed among 520 genera 164 families. Most these are marine with broad geographical distribution; only four freshwater (Cyprinion micropthalmum, Garra barreimie, G. longispinnis, Oreochromis aureus). ichthyofauna is characterized by large number in 21 families, comprising 92.6% the estimated families whole Indo‐Pacific region, 49.9% worldis Arabian Sea Gulf more (‐1000 species) than (> 500 species). More 400 demersal, 511 inhabit coral reefs coastal lagoons, two mesopelagic species, remainder pelagic (157), bathypelagic (30), bathydemersa] (7 Current fishing effort levels on some target either close t...