A Taxonomical Study on the Inland Water Fishes of Muğla.

Abstract

This study was carried out between 1999-2003 on Esencay, Tersakan, Dalaman, Yuvarlakcay, Namnam, Dipsiz-Cine and Saricay rivers, Kocagol, Koycegiz lakes and Mumcular, Geyik, Bereket dam lakes to determine the inland fish fauna of Mugla. As a result, 26 species and 6 subspecies belonging to 15 families were found to be living in the region. These are; Cyprinidae; Leuciscus cephalus, Leuciscus smyrnaeus, Barbus plebejus escherichi, Barbus capito pectoralis, Capoeta capoeta bergamae, Ladigesocypris ghigii ghigii, Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Pseudorasbora parva, Alburnus orontis, Alburnoides bipunctatus, Vimba vimba tenella Siluridae; Siluris glanis, Anguillidae; Anguilla anguilla, Cyprinodontidae; Aphanius fasciatus, Cobitidae; Cobitis taenia, Cobitis simplicispina, Balitoridae; Orthrias angorae, Mugilidae; Mugil cephalus, Liza ramada, Liza labeo, Liza aurata, Liza saliens, Chelon labrosus, Salmonidae; Salmo trutta macrostigma, Cichlidae; Tilapia zilli, Blennidae; Blennius fluviatilis, Gobiidae; Gobius ophicephalus, Poecilidae; Gambusia affinis, Centrarchidae; Lepomis gibbosus, Moronidae; Morone labrax, Atherinidae; Atherina boyeri.