Volume 25, Issue 75, January - June, 2024

Quantitative composition of fish biomass in Qandil River Estuary and the neighboring areas

Soher Salhab

Higher Institute of Marine Research, Tishreen University, Latakia Syria

ABSTRACT

This research was conducted from January to December 2014 to study the quantitative composition of the most important fish species available in the estuary area and its surroundings. Samples were collected from five sites (estuary, front, right, left and river). Monthly samples were carried out from the selected sites using trammel nets, with 16 mm mesh. Caught fish species were classified using the approved taxonomic keys, and some environmental parameters were determined (such as condition coefficient, biomass, and Jaccard similarity index). Research results showed the presence of 45 fish species belonging to 39 genera and 27 families, and the highest similarity value was between the estuary (ST1) and its left (ST2), and fish productivity in the study area is generally low.

Keywords: Qandil River, Degree of similarity, Estuary, Fish biomass, Condition factor.

Species, 2024, 25(75), e17s1631

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v25i75.e17s1631

Published: 23 April 2024