a survey on endo-parasitic infections on barboid fishes of south- west of iran (khouzestan province) was carried out from spring 2007 to atumn 2009. altogether 296 specimens from five different fish species were examined, they are barbus grypus heckel, 1843; barbus sharpeyi günther, 1874; barbus esocinus heckel, 1843; barbus barbulus heckel, 1849 and barbus pectoralis heckel 1843. the fishes we...

This study evaluated whether the African cyprinid Barbus neumayeri from Rwembaita Swamp (low-oxygen) and Njuguta River (high-oxygen) in the Kibale National Park, Uganda differed in traits related to aerobic and anaerobic metabolic potential. Haematocrit was measured as an index of blood oxygen-carrying capacity, and tissue activities and isozyme composition of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were m...

This is the first study on diet of Great Cormorant wintering in Algeria. It carried out Beni Haroun, largest dam lake country, north-east The trophic menu Phalacrocorax carboin this based four species fish; Abramis bramas, Carassius carassius, Barbus barbus and Cyprinus carpio. However, carassius represent two most important Cormorant’s diet. total consumed biomass 155,364.18 g, average contain...