Identification of Species Composition of Fish in the Zarivar Lake (Kurdistan Province of Iran)

Abstract

Zarivar Lake is a small, freshwater body in the far west of Iran, situated in the north Kurdistan Province close to the city of Marivan, with an area of about 750 ha and average water depth of 4 - 5 meters. During a survey of Zarivar Lake from 2010 to 2011, some specimens were obtained by seasonal sampling in 5 stations. They were used for gill net sampling in the lake. Due to the results, 6 species from 2 families in Zarivar Lake were identified. Most of the fish species belonged to Cyprinidae family. Totally, 6 species ( Cyprinus carpio, Ctenopharyngodon idella, Capoeta damascina, Chalcalburnus sp. , Hypophthalmichthys molitrix and Gambosia affinis ) were identified from Cyprinidae and Poeciliidae families.