Khark and Kharko Islands are located at far northern point of fringing coral reefs in the Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf. These coralline are the habitats of the wildlife refuge with total area of 2400ha and located in the territory of Bushehr province. The present study was carried out from July 2006 to June 2007 over 12 stations. Sampling was conducted obliquely from bottom using Bongo-n...

The study of assemblages fish in their early phases estuaries is an essential approach to understanding the functioning these types ecosystems and role as nursery grounds for some marine species. main aim this was analyze ichthyoplankton assemblage Bons Sinais Estuary, specifically clarify use area by species socio-economic interest. This identified 22 larval taxa among families, genera, Gobiid...

Both brown (detrital-based) and green (algal-based) food pathways support freshwater webs, although the importance of either source may vary within species, regions different phases flow regime. The bony bream (Nematalosa erebi Clupeidae: Dorosomatinae) is one Australia’s most widely distributed fish species a key component especially in northern Australia. We sought to better define feeding ha...

The genus Sprattus comprises five species of marine pelagic fishes distributed worldwide in antitropical, temperate waters. Their distribution suggests an ancient origin during a cold period the earth’s history. In this study, we evaluated hypothesis and corroborated non-monophyly , using phylogenetic approach based on DNA sequences mitochondrial genome regions. sprattus is more closely related...

The taxonomy of clupeiforms has been extensively studied, yet phylogenetic relationships among component taxa remain controversial or unresolved. Here we test current and new hypotheses of relationships among clupeiforms using mitochondrial rRNA genes (12S and 16S) and nuclear RAG1 and RAG2 sequences (total of 4749bp) for 37 clupeiform taxa representing all five extant families and all subfamil...

One of the expected effects of global change is increased variability in the abundance and distribution of living organisms, but information at the appropriate temporal and geographical scales is often lacking to observe these patterns. Here we use local knowledge as an alternative information source to study some emerging changes in Mediterranean fish diversity. A pilot study of thirty-two fis...