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Some aspects of reproductive biology of Capoeta razii, an endemic cyprinid species from the Sefid River in the southern Caspian Sea basin, were studied by monthly sampling throughout a year. Age, growth, sex ratio, spawning season, fecundity, gonado-somatic, modified gonado-somatic and Dobriyal indices were estimated. The sex ratio (F: M) was obtained as 1.00:2.63, and the percentage of males was greater than females. The mature males and females were longer than 88 and 148 mm in total length, and 1+ and 2+ in age, respectively. The spawning of C. razii took place from late May to late August when the water temperature was between 19.7 and 22.8◦C. At the beginning of the reproduction period, the average gonado-somatic index values were 10.0% ranging from 4.03% to 15.90% in ripe females. The estimated gonadal indices showed that the ripe males were ready to spawn earlier than females. The average egg diameter was 0.99±0.65, ranging from 0.2 to 2.3 mm. The averages absolute and relative fecundity were 4386±2174 and 66.3±37.8, respectively. The absolute fecundity was significantly related to body weight and gonad weight.
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Reproductive biology
Oocyte diameter
Gonado-somatic index
Spawning season.
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GHASEMZADEH-SARCHESHMEH, K., MOUSAVI-SABET, H., SATTARI, M., VATANDOUST, S., & AHMADNEZHAD, M. (2019). Age, growth, sex ratio, spawning season and fecundity of Capoeta razii from Sefidroud River in the southern Caspian Sea basin. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology, 5(4), 267–276. https://doi.org/10.22034/iji.v5i4.287
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Bagenal, T.B. 1967. A short review of fish fecundity. The Biological Basis Freshwater Fish production. Oxford.
Banarescu, P. & Coad, B.W. 1991. Cyprinids of Eurasia. Cyprinid Fishes. Springer Netherlands.
Barbin, G.P. & McCleave, J.D. 1997. Fecundity of the American eel Anguilla rostrata at 45N in Maine. U.S.A. Journal of Fish Biology 51: 840-847.
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Dobriyal, A.K.; Rautela, K. & Rautela, A.S. 1999. Invention of a new index for the determination of sexual maturity in fishes. Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology 19: 207-209.
Duman, E. 2004. Reproduction biology of Capoeta trutta living in Keban Dam Lake. Firat University, Fisheries Faculty, Turkey 1-5.
Elp, M. & Karabatak, M. 2007. A study on C. capoeta capoeta population living in Kockopru Dam Lake; Van-Turkey. Journal of Applied Biological Sciences 1(2): 57-61.
Esmaeili, H.R.; Sayyadzadeh, G.; Eagderi, S. & Abbasi K. 2018. Checklist of freshwater fishes of Iran. FishTaxa 3(3): 1-95.
Faghani-Langroudi, H. & Mousavi-Sabet, H. 2018. Reproductive biology of lotak, Cyprinion macrostomum Heckel, 1843 (Pisces: Cyprinidae), from the Tigris River drainage. Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences 17(2): 288-299.
Gul, A.; Yılmaz, M. & Solak, K. 1996. Fırat nehri tohma suyundayaflayan Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843)’nın büyüme özellikleri.Do¤a. Turkish Journal of Zoology 20: 177-185.
Heidari, A.; Khoshkholgh, M. & Mousavi-Sabet, H. 2014b. Tracing the effects of Sefidrud dams on Capoeta gracilis (Cyprinidae) populations using Truss distances in southern Caspian Sea basin. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 1(2): 106-113.
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Heidari, A.; Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Khoshkholgh, M.; Esmaeili, H.R. & Eagderi, S. 2013. The impact of Manjil and Tarik dams (Sefidroud River, southern Caspian Sea basin) on morphological traits of Siah Mahi Capoeta gracilis (Pisces: Cyprinidae). International Journal of Aquatic Biology 1(4): 195-201.
Javaheri Baboli, M. & Taghavi Niya, M. 2014. Reproduction biology of Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843) in the Shour River, South west of Iran. Croatian Journal of Fisheries 72(4): 150-155.
Jonsson, N. & Jonsson, B. 1999. Trade-off between egg mass and egg number in brown trout. Journal of Fish Biology 55: 767-783.
Jouladeh-Roudbar, A.; Eagderi, S.; Ghanavi, H.R. & Doadrio I. 2017. A new species of the genus Capoeta Valenciennes, 1842 from the Caspian Sea basin in Iran (Teleostei, Cyprinidae). ZooKeys 682: 137-155.
Kalkan, E. 2008. Growth and reproduction properties of Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843) in Karakaya Dam Lake. Turkish Journal of Zoology 32: 1-10.
Mansouri-Chorehi, M.; Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Sattari, M.; Nasrollahzadeh, A. & Hedayati, A. 2016. Age, sex ratio, spawning season and fecundity of Alburnoides samiii (Pisces: Cyprinidae), from Sefidroud River (the southwestern Caspian Sea basin). Biharean Biologist 10(2): 93-97.
Mohammadi-Darestani, M.; Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Vatandoust, S. & Ahmadnejad, M. 2016. Age, Growth and Reproduction of the Iranian Goby, Ponticola iranicus (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from the Southern Caspian Sea Basin. Journal of Ichthyology 56(4): 578-587.
Mousavi-Sabet, H. 2012. Biology of the southern Caspian Spined Loach and it’s keeping in aquarium. Aquariumwereld 65(9): 234-241. (In Dutch)
Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Abdollahpour, S.; Vatandoust, S.; Faghani-Langroudi, H.; Salehi-Farsani, A.; Salehi, M.; Khiabani, A.; Habibi, A. & Heidari, A. 2017. Reproductive biology of Alburnus mossulensis (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in the Gamasiab River, western Iran. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 4(2): 171-180.
Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Heidari, A. & Paknejad, S. 2015a. Length-weight and length-length relationships of the genus Alosa (Clupeoidei: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) along the southern Caspian Sea coast. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 32: 129-130.
Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Homayouni, H.; Marjani, M. & Heidari, A. 2015b. Length-weight relationships for 5 Clupeiformes species from the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 32: 169-170.
Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Kamali, A.; Soltani, M.; Bani, A.; Esmaeili, H.R.; Rostami, H.; Vatandoust, S. & Moradkhani, Z. 2011. Age, reproduction, and fecundity of a population of Cobitis sp. (actinopterygii: cypriniformes: cobitidae) from the babolrud River in the southern Caspian Sea basin. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatatoria 41 (2): 117-122.
Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Kamali, A.; Soltani, M.; Bani, A.; Esmaeili, H.R.; Khoshbavar Rostami, H.; Vatandoust, S. & Moradkhani, Z. 2012. Reproductive biology of Cobitis keyvani (Cobitidae) from the Talar River in South of the Caspian Sea Basin. Iranian Journal of fisheries Science 11: 383-393.
Nikolsky, G.V. 1980. Theory of Fish Population Dynamics as the Biological Background for Rational Exploitation and Management of Fishery Resources, Koengstein. Otto Koeltz Science Publishers. 323 p.
Nikolsky, G.W. 1963. The Ecology of Fishes. Academic Press, London and New York. 352 p.
Oymak, S.A.; Davut, M. & Unle, E. 2009. Reproductive Biology and histological changes in the gonads of barb, Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843) in Ataturk dam lake, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Fisheries Sciences 23(2): 1-11.
Patimar, R. & Farzi, S. 2011. Life history and other biological traits of the Trout barb Capoeta trutta in the River Meymeh (western Iran). Folia Zoologica 60(2):153-158.
Polat, N. 1987. Age determination of Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843) in Keban Dam Lake. Turkish Journal of Zoology 11:155-160.
Poria, M.; Abdoli, A.; Nouri, F.; Ghanbari, K.; Ghiasi, Y. & Fatahi, A. 2014. Study of reproductive characteristics of Capoeta in Alvand River, Kermanshah Province, Iran. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES) 4(1): 128-134.
Pourshabanan, A.; Sari, A. & Mousavi-Sabet, H. 2017. Reproductive biology of female Oxynoemacheilus bergianus (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from the Jajrud River, the Namak Lake basin, central Iran. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 4(3): 281-289.
Rezai, N.M.; Kamali, A.; Kiabi, B. & Rahmani, H. 2009. Distribution, diversity and abundance of fish species in the Madarsoo River, Golestan National Park, Iran. Iranian Journal of Fisheries 17: 65-76.
Robards, M.D.; Piatt, J.F. & Rose, G.A. 1999. Maturation, fecundity and intertidal spawning of pacific Sand Lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) in the northern Gulf of Alaska. Journal of Fish Biology 54: 1050-1068.
Sen, F.; Elp, M. & Kankaya, E. 2008. Growth and reproduction properties of Capoeta capoeta (Guldenstaedt, 1773) in Zernek Dam Lake, Van, Turkey. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances 7: 1267-1272.
Shamekhi, K.; Ranjbar, R.; Patimar, R. & Ghorbani Zia, K. 2012. Comparison relative of abundance of Capoeta capoeta gracilis in five streams of Gorganroud River Basin, Golestan Province, Northern Iran. Journal of Research in Biology 1: 019-022.
Unlu, E. 1991. Investigation on the biological characteristics of Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843) living in Tigris River. Turkish Journal of Zoology 15: 12-38.
Wootton, R.J. 1979. Energy costs of egg production and environmental determinants of fecundity in teleosts fishes. Symposia of the Zoological Society of London 44: 133-159.
Zulfu, M. & Sen, D. 2002. The reproduction peculiarities of Chondrostoma regium living in Keban Dam Lake. Fırat Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 18(1): 41-48.
References
Aghili, M.; Rasulii, B. & Abdoli, L. 1999. Possible impacts of the Alamut dam construction on the fish fauna of Alamut and Taleghan streams (Sefid-Rud River Basin). Environmental Science 3: 75-84.
Bagenal, T.B. 1967. A short review of fish fecundity. The Biological Basis Freshwater Fish production. Oxford.
Banarescu, P. & Coad, B.W. 1991. Cyprinids of Eurasia. Cyprinid Fishes. Springer Netherlands.
Barbin, G.P. & McCleave, J.D. 1997. Fecundity of the American eel Anguilla rostrata at 45N in Maine. U.S.A. Journal of Fish Biology 51: 840-847.
Coad, B.W. 1995. Freshwater fishes of Iran. Acta Scientarum Naturalium Academiae Scientiarum Bohemicae Brno 29(1): 1-64.
Coad, B.W. 2017. Freshwater Fishes of Iran. Available at www.briancoad.com (accessed on 17 May 2017).
Dobriyal, A.K.; Rautela, K. & Rautela, A.S. 1999. Invention of a new index for the determination of sexual maturity in fishes. Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology 19: 207-209.
Duman, E. 2004. Reproduction biology of Capoeta trutta living in Keban Dam Lake. Firat University, Fisheries Faculty, Turkey 1-5.
Elp, M. & Karabatak, M. 2007. A study on C. capoeta capoeta population living in Kockopru Dam Lake; Van-Turkey. Journal of Applied Biological Sciences 1(2): 57-61.
Esmaeili, H.R.; Sayyadzadeh, G.; Eagderi, S. & Abbasi K. 2018. Checklist of freshwater fishes of Iran. FishTaxa 3(3): 1-95.
Faghani-Langroudi, H. & Mousavi-Sabet, H. 2018. Reproductive biology of lotak, Cyprinion macrostomum Heckel, 1843 (Pisces: Cyprinidae), from the Tigris River drainage. Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences 17(2): 288-299.
Gul, A.; Yılmaz, M. & Solak, K. 1996. Fırat nehri tohma suyundayaflayan Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843)’nın büyüme özellikleri.Do¤a. Turkish Journal of Zoology 20: 177-185.
Heidari, A.; Khoshkholgh, M. & Mousavi-Sabet, H. 2014b. Tracing the effects of Sefidrud dams on Capoeta gracilis (Cyprinidae) populations using Truss distances in southern Caspian Sea basin. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 1(2): 106-113.
Heidari, A.; Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Khoshkholgh, M. & Esmaeili. H.R. 2014a. Morphometric and Meristic Comparison of Capoeta capoeta (Güldenstaedt, 1773) from Upstream and Downstream of the Manjil Dam and Downstream of Tarik Dam in Sefidroud River. Journal of Fishery 67(2): 207-222. (In Farsi)
Heidari, A.; Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Khoshkholgh, M.; Esmaeili, H.R. & Eagderi, S. 2013. The impact of Manjil and Tarik dams (Sefidroud River, southern Caspian Sea basin) on morphological traits of Siah Mahi Capoeta gracilis (Pisces: Cyprinidae). International Journal of Aquatic Biology 1(4): 195-201.
Javaheri Baboli, M. & Taghavi Niya, M. 2014. Reproduction biology of Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843) in the Shour River, South west of Iran. Croatian Journal of Fisheries 72(4): 150-155.
Jonsson, N. & Jonsson, B. 1999. Trade-off between egg mass and egg number in brown trout. Journal of Fish Biology 55: 767-783.
Jouladeh-Roudbar, A.; Eagderi, S.; Ghanavi, H.R. & Doadrio I. 2017. A new species of the genus Capoeta Valenciennes, 1842 from the Caspian Sea basin in Iran (Teleostei, Cyprinidae). ZooKeys 682: 137-155.
Kalkan, E. 2008. Growth and reproduction properties of Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843) in Karakaya Dam Lake. Turkish Journal of Zoology 32: 1-10.
Mansouri-Chorehi, M.; Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Sattari, M.; Nasrollahzadeh, A. & Hedayati, A. 2016. Age, sex ratio, spawning season and fecundity of Alburnoides samiii (Pisces: Cyprinidae), from Sefidroud River (the southwestern Caspian Sea basin). Biharean Biologist 10(2): 93-97.
Mohammadi-Darestani, M.; Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Vatandoust, S. & Ahmadnejad, M. 2016. Age, Growth and Reproduction of the Iranian Goby, Ponticola iranicus (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from the Southern Caspian Sea Basin. Journal of Ichthyology 56(4): 578-587.
Mousavi-Sabet, H. 2012. Biology of the southern Caspian Spined Loach and it’s keeping in aquarium. Aquariumwereld 65(9): 234-241. (In Dutch)
Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Abdollahpour, S.; Vatandoust, S.; Faghani-Langroudi, H.; Salehi-Farsani, A.; Salehi, M.; Khiabani, A.; Habibi, A. & Heidari, A. 2017. Reproductive biology of Alburnus mossulensis (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in the Gamasiab River, western Iran. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 4(2): 171-180.
Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Heidari, A. & Paknejad, S. 2015a. Length-weight and length-length relationships of the genus Alosa (Clupeoidei: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) along the southern Caspian Sea coast. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 32: 129-130.
Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Homayouni, H.; Marjani, M. & Heidari, A. 2015b. Length-weight relationships for 5 Clupeiformes species from the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 32: 169-170.
Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Kamali, A.; Soltani, M.; Bani, A.; Esmaeili, H.R.; Rostami, H.; Vatandoust, S. & Moradkhani, Z. 2011. Age, reproduction, and fecundity of a population of Cobitis sp. (actinopterygii: cypriniformes: cobitidae) from the babolrud River in the southern Caspian Sea basin. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatatoria 41 (2): 117-122.
Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Kamali, A.; Soltani, M.; Bani, A.; Esmaeili, H.R.; Khoshbavar Rostami, H.; Vatandoust, S. & Moradkhani, Z. 2012. Reproductive biology of Cobitis keyvani (Cobitidae) from the Talar River in South of the Caspian Sea Basin. Iranian Journal of fisheries Science 11: 383-393.
Nikolsky, G.V. 1980. Theory of Fish Population Dynamics as the Biological Background for Rational Exploitation and Management of Fishery Resources, Koengstein. Otto Koeltz Science Publishers. 323 p.
Nikolsky, G.W. 1963. The Ecology of Fishes. Academic Press, London and New York. 352 p.
Oymak, S.A.; Davut, M. & Unle, E. 2009. Reproductive Biology and histological changes in the gonads of barb, Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843) in Ataturk dam lake, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Fisheries Sciences 23(2): 1-11.
Patimar, R. & Farzi, S. 2011. Life history and other biological traits of the Trout barb Capoeta trutta in the River Meymeh (western Iran). Folia Zoologica 60(2):153-158.
Polat, N. 1987. Age determination of Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843) in Keban Dam Lake. Turkish Journal of Zoology 11:155-160.
Poria, M.; Abdoli, A.; Nouri, F.; Ghanbari, K.; Ghiasi, Y. & Fatahi, A. 2014. Study of reproductive characteristics of Capoeta in Alvand River, Kermanshah Province, Iran. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES) 4(1): 128-134.
Pourshabanan, A.; Sari, A. & Mousavi-Sabet, H. 2017. Reproductive biology of female Oxynoemacheilus bergianus (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from the Jajrud River, the Namak Lake basin, central Iran. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 4(3): 281-289.
Rezai, N.M.; Kamali, A.; Kiabi, B. & Rahmani, H. 2009. Distribution, diversity and abundance of fish species in the Madarsoo River, Golestan National Park, Iran. Iranian Journal of Fisheries 17: 65-76.
Robards, M.D.; Piatt, J.F. & Rose, G.A. 1999. Maturation, fecundity and intertidal spawning of pacific Sand Lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) in the northern Gulf of Alaska. Journal of Fish Biology 54: 1050-1068.
Sen, F.; Elp, M. & Kankaya, E. 2008. Growth and reproduction properties of Capoeta capoeta (Guldenstaedt, 1773) in Zernek Dam Lake, Van, Turkey. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances 7: 1267-1272.
Shamekhi, K.; Ranjbar, R.; Patimar, R. & Ghorbani Zia, K. 2012. Comparison relative of abundance of Capoeta capoeta gracilis in five streams of Gorganroud River Basin, Golestan Province, Northern Iran. Journal of Research in Biology 1: 019-022.
Unlu, E. 1991. Investigation on the biological characteristics of Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843) living in Tigris River. Turkish Journal of Zoology 15: 12-38.
Wootton, R.J. 1979. Energy costs of egg production and environmental determinants of fecundity in teleosts fishes. Symposia of the Zoological Society of London 44: 133-159.
Zulfu, M. & Sen, D. 2002. The reproduction peculiarities of Chondrostoma regium living in Keban Dam Lake. Fırat Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 18(1): 41-48.
Bagenal, T.B. 1967. A short review of fish fecundity. The Biological Basis Freshwater Fish production. Oxford.
Banarescu, P. & Coad, B.W. 1991. Cyprinids of Eurasia. Cyprinid Fishes. Springer Netherlands.
Barbin, G.P. & McCleave, J.D. 1997. Fecundity of the American eel Anguilla rostrata at 45N in Maine. U.S.A. Journal of Fish Biology 51: 840-847.
Coad, B.W. 1995. Freshwater fishes of Iran. Acta Scientarum Naturalium Academiae Scientiarum Bohemicae Brno 29(1): 1-64.
Coad, B.W. 2017. Freshwater Fishes of Iran. Available at www.briancoad.com (accessed on 17 May 2017).
Dobriyal, A.K.; Rautela, K. & Rautela, A.S. 1999. Invention of a new index for the determination of sexual maturity in fishes. Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology 19: 207-209.
Duman, E. 2004. Reproduction biology of Capoeta trutta living in Keban Dam Lake. Firat University, Fisheries Faculty, Turkey 1-5.
Elp, M. & Karabatak, M. 2007. A study on C. capoeta capoeta population living in Kockopru Dam Lake; Van-Turkey. Journal of Applied Biological Sciences 1(2): 57-61.
Esmaeili, H.R.; Sayyadzadeh, G.; Eagderi, S. & Abbasi K. 2018. Checklist of freshwater fishes of Iran. FishTaxa 3(3): 1-95.
Faghani-Langroudi, H. & Mousavi-Sabet, H. 2018. Reproductive biology of lotak, Cyprinion macrostomum Heckel, 1843 (Pisces: Cyprinidae), from the Tigris River drainage. Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences 17(2): 288-299.
Gul, A.; Yılmaz, M. & Solak, K. 1996. Fırat nehri tohma suyundayaflayan Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843)’nın büyüme özellikleri.Do¤a. Turkish Journal of Zoology 20: 177-185.
Heidari, A.; Khoshkholgh, M. & Mousavi-Sabet, H. 2014b. Tracing the effects of Sefidrud dams on Capoeta gracilis (Cyprinidae) populations using Truss distances in southern Caspian Sea basin. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 1(2): 106-113.
Heidari, A.; Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Khoshkholgh, M. & Esmaeili. H.R. 2014a. Morphometric and Meristic Comparison of Capoeta capoeta (Güldenstaedt, 1773) from Upstream and Downstream of the Manjil Dam and Downstream of Tarik Dam in Sefidroud River. Journal of Fishery 67(2): 207-222. (In Farsi)
Heidari, A.; Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Khoshkholgh, M.; Esmaeili, H.R. & Eagderi, S. 2013. The impact of Manjil and Tarik dams (Sefidroud River, southern Caspian Sea basin) on morphological traits of Siah Mahi Capoeta gracilis (Pisces: Cyprinidae). International Journal of Aquatic Biology 1(4): 195-201.
Javaheri Baboli, M. & Taghavi Niya, M. 2014. Reproduction biology of Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843) in the Shour River, South west of Iran. Croatian Journal of Fisheries 72(4): 150-155.
Jonsson, N. & Jonsson, B. 1999. Trade-off between egg mass and egg number in brown trout. Journal of Fish Biology 55: 767-783.
Jouladeh-Roudbar, A.; Eagderi, S.; Ghanavi, H.R. & Doadrio I. 2017. A new species of the genus Capoeta Valenciennes, 1842 from the Caspian Sea basin in Iran (Teleostei, Cyprinidae). ZooKeys 682: 137-155.
Kalkan, E. 2008. Growth and reproduction properties of Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843) in Karakaya Dam Lake. Turkish Journal of Zoology 32: 1-10.
Mansouri-Chorehi, M.; Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Sattari, M.; Nasrollahzadeh, A. & Hedayati, A. 2016. Age, sex ratio, spawning season and fecundity of Alburnoides samiii (Pisces: Cyprinidae), from Sefidroud River (the southwestern Caspian Sea basin). Biharean Biologist 10(2): 93-97.
Mohammadi-Darestani, M.; Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Vatandoust, S. & Ahmadnejad, M. 2016. Age, Growth and Reproduction of the Iranian Goby, Ponticola iranicus (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from the Southern Caspian Sea Basin. Journal of Ichthyology 56(4): 578-587.
Mousavi-Sabet, H. 2012. Biology of the southern Caspian Spined Loach and it’s keeping in aquarium. Aquariumwereld 65(9): 234-241. (In Dutch)
Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Abdollahpour, S.; Vatandoust, S.; Faghani-Langroudi, H.; Salehi-Farsani, A.; Salehi, M.; Khiabani, A.; Habibi, A. & Heidari, A. 2017. Reproductive biology of Alburnus mossulensis (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in the Gamasiab River, western Iran. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 4(2): 171-180.
Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Heidari, A. & Paknejad, S. 2015a. Length-weight and length-length relationships of the genus Alosa (Clupeoidei: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) along the southern Caspian Sea coast. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 32: 129-130.
Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Homayouni, H.; Marjani, M. & Heidari, A. 2015b. Length-weight relationships for 5 Clupeiformes species from the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 32: 169-170.
Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Kamali, A.; Soltani, M.; Bani, A.; Esmaeili, H.R.; Rostami, H.; Vatandoust, S. & Moradkhani, Z. 2011. Age, reproduction, and fecundity of a population of Cobitis sp. (actinopterygii: cypriniformes: cobitidae) from the babolrud River in the southern Caspian Sea basin. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatatoria 41 (2): 117-122.
Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Kamali, A.; Soltani, M.; Bani, A.; Esmaeili, H.R.; Khoshbavar Rostami, H.; Vatandoust, S. & Moradkhani, Z. 2012. Reproductive biology of Cobitis keyvani (Cobitidae) from the Talar River in South of the Caspian Sea Basin. Iranian Journal of fisheries Science 11: 383-393.
Nikolsky, G.V. 1980. Theory of Fish Population Dynamics as the Biological Background for Rational Exploitation and Management of Fishery Resources, Koengstein. Otto Koeltz Science Publishers. 323 p.
Nikolsky, G.W. 1963. The Ecology of Fishes. Academic Press, London and New York. 352 p.
Oymak, S.A.; Davut, M. & Unle, E. 2009. Reproductive Biology and histological changes in the gonads of barb, Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843) in Ataturk dam lake, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Fisheries Sciences 23(2): 1-11.
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