The study include the description of fish assemblage in Al- Saffia reservation during period March 2006 to February 2007. Sixteen osteichthyes species were obtained, highest number 13 was recorded July and lowest 7 November January. largest individuals collected obtained (212) (124). Four formed 71.02% Alburnus mossulensis 20.64 % Liza abu19.62 Barbus luteus16.13 Carassius auratus 14.46 %. annu...

hemoglobin is a porphyrin containing protein with an a2b2 tetrameric structure and like other porphyrin compounds shows spectral behavior of species specific characteristics. researchers tend to relate bands in the hemoglobin spectra to certain structural and/or functional features. given the fact that hemoglobin is the main oxygen carrier in animals functioning through the oxy«deoxy equilibriu...

the geometric morphometrics method was applied to study the morphological differences in 95 specimens of kura barbel (barbus lacerta, heckel 1834) collected from three riverine ecosystems of the sefidrud basin, viz. taleghan, totkabon and kloraz rivers.  for this purpose, the left sides of the specimens were photographed. then, 14 landmark-points were defined and digitized on 2d pictures using ...

In this study, total lipid and fatty acid profiles of Barbus tauricus samples which were obtained from Melen River Basin during winter, spring, summer seasons, evaluated. Total levels determined 2.27%, 2.37%, 4.34% in summer, respectively. The study also that the carbon count 30 acids, composing fat compositions B. caught Basin, ranges among 12-24. major acids are palmitic stearic SFA; palmitol...