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The overview study of Engraulididae and Pristigasteridae, Two Families of Clupeiforms in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea
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Parisa Delfieh   , Ehsan Zohrehbakhsh , Fereidoon Owfi , Mohammad Kazemian , Peyman Delfieh |
| Khoramshahr Marine Science and Technology University, Khoramshahr, Iran |
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Abstract: (7878 Views) |
| The two studied family of Clupeiforms (Engraulidae and Pristigastidea) have worldwide distribution. The most of species in these families have regarded as economically important fishes in fisheries. In this paper, taxonomy, Classification and revising in classification of species of Engraulididae and Pristigasteridae have been considered. for purpose, the collected samples from south coasts of Iran, including Chabahar, Boushehr, Bandar abbas and Bandar lenge, the Taxidermic sample in Museum, research centers, universities and all of the published valid Ichthyology`s reference, were investigated. Then the species identification was conformed to valid available identification keys which are presented by FAO. After this stage, distribution of this species in Iranian water of Persian Gulf and Oman Sea compared with their distribution in other water of the world. The Result identified and confirmed 14 species of family Engraulididae and 4 species of Pristigasteridae in Iranian water of Persian Gulf and Oman Sea the distribution of these fishes in Iranian water of Oman sea is more than their distribution in Iranian water of Persian Gulf. |
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| Keywords: Clupeiforms, Taxonomy, Engraulidae, Pristigasteridae, Persian Gulf, Oman Sea |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2014/01/29 | Accepted: 2014/01/29 | Published: 2014/01/29
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