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The systematics, morphology, distribution, biology and economic importance of the tench of Iran are described, the species is illustrated, and a bibliography on this fish in Iran is provided. There is a single species, Tinca tinca, found in the Caspian Sea basin.

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Biology Morphology Systematics Tinca.

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COAD, B. W. (2019). Review of the tenches of Iran (Family Tincidae). Iranian Journal of Ichthyology, 6(2), 82–91. https://doi.org/10.22034/iji.v6i2.324

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