Article Sidebar

Download
Statistic
Read Counter : 77

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Main Article Content

Abstract

Despite describing Kiabi loach (Oxynoemacheilus kiabii), lack of information on biological characteristics is evident in the scientific literature. This study reports for the first time some information about life history traits of endemic O. kiabii, based on 205 specimens collected from the Gamasiab River, Hamedan Province, in western Iran from March to June 2011. The species was found at a limited number of sites within the drainage system, suggesting restricted population support. The maximum age was 3+ years for both sexes. The males ranged from 32 to 63 mm and 0.37 to 3.63 g, and females from 34 to 71mm and 0.43 to 4.11g. Length-weight relationship (LWR) was estimated as TL= 0.0107×TW3.10 for males, TL= 0.0173×TW2.80 for females, and TL= 0.0146×TW2.91 for sexes combined, implying positive allometric growth for males and negative for females and population. The sex ratio was 1:1.50 in favor of females. The spawning of O. kiabii in the Gamasiab River took place from April to late May. At the beginning of the reproduction period, the average GSI values were 2.05±0.90 for males and 10.40 ± 3.44 for females. The absolute and relative fecundity were 507.23±345.19 (S.D.) eggs/female and 283.89±79.30 (S.D.) eggs/g of body weight, respectively. Ova diameter ranged from 0.45 to 1.15 mm with a mean value of 0.70±0.13 (S.D.). There was a positive significant effect of fish size on both absolute and relative fecundities, and diameter of oocytes as well. Considering the results, the given information on the species is unique and important for conservation of species and the biodiversity as well.

Keywords

Oxynoemacheilus kiabii Age Growth Reproduction Gamasiab River Iran.

Article Details

License
Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The authors transfer the copyrights of their papers to the Iranian Society of Ichthyology. However, the information could be used in accordance with the Creative Commons licence (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

How to Cite
PATIMAR, R., DARAEI, V., JAMALI, H., & FARHADI, M. (2025). Biological traits of the endemic Kiabi Loach (<i>Oxynoemacheilus kiabii</i>) from western Iran. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology, 12(1), 57–65. https://doi.org/10.22034/iji.v12i1.1034
Download Citation
Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS)
BibTeX

References

  1. Afshin, I. 1994. Rivers of Iran. Ministry of Energy of Iran publications, Tehran. (In Persian)
  2. Bagenal, T. & Tesch, F. 1978: Methods for assessment of fish production in fresh waters, IBP handbook 3. Blackwell, Oxford.
  3. Bohlen, J. 1999. Reproduction of spined loach, Cobitis taenia, (Cypriniformes; Cobitidae) under laboratory conditions. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 15(2): 49-53.
  4. Bohlen, J. & Ritterbusch, D. 2000. Which factors affect sex ratio of spined loach (genus Cobitis) in Lake Muggelsee? Environmental Biology of Fishes 59: 374–352.
  5. Golzarianpour, K.; Abdoli, A. & Freyhof, J. 2011. Oxynoemacheilus kiabii, a new loach from Karkheh River drainage, Iran (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 22(3): 201-208.
  6. Jouladeh-Roudbar, A.; Ghanavi, H.R. & Doadrio, I. 2020. Ichthyofauna from Iranian Freshwater: Annotated Checklist, Diagnosis, Taxonomy, Distribution and Conservation Assessment. Zoological Studies 59: 21.
  7. Kottelat, M. & Freyhof, J. 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Kottelat, Cornol and Freyhof, Berlin, 646 p.
  8. Mouludi-Saleh, A.; Eagderi, S.; Çiçek, E. & Ghaderi, E. 2023. Condition factor and length-weight relationships evaluation of 15 Oxynoemacheilus species (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Iran. Turkish Journal of Zoology 47(2): 130-134.
  9. Oliva-Paterna, F.J.; Torralva, M.M. & Fernández-Delgado, C. 2002. Age, growth and reproduction of Cobitis paludica in a seasonal stream. Journal of Fish Biology 60: 389-404.
  10. Patimar, R.; Adineh, H. & Mahdavi, M.J. 2009. Life history of the Western crested loach Paracobitis malapterura in the Zarrin-Gol River, East of the Elburz mountains (Northern Iran). Biologia 64: 350-355.
  11. Patimar, R.; Amouei, M. & Mir-Ashrafi, S.M. 2011. New data on the biology of Cobitis cf. satunini from the southern Caspian basin (northern Iran). Folia Zoologica 60(4): 308-314.
  12. Patimar, R.; Mortazaei, K. & Sabiani, A. 2011. Age, growth and reproductive characteristics of the Turkmenian crested loach Metaschistura cristata (Nemacheilidae). Folia Zoologica 60(4): 302-307.
  13. Pauly, D. 1984. Fish population dynamics in tropical waters: a manual for use for programmable calculators. ICLARM Studies and Reviews 8.
  14. Przybylski, M. & Valladolid, M. 2000. Age and growth of the Iberian loach, Cobitis paludica in the Lozoya River (Madrid, Central Spain), an intermittent stream. Folia Zoologica 49: 163-169.
  15. Slávik, O. & Ráb, P. 1996. Life history of spined loach, Cobitis taenia, in an isolated site (Psovka Creek, Bohemia). Folia Zoologica 45: 247-252.
  16. Soriguer, M.C.; Vallespin, C.; Gomez-Cama, C. & Hernando J.A. 2000. Age, diet, growth and reproduction of a population of Cobitis paludica (de Buem, 1930) in the Palarncar Stream (southwest of Europe, Spain) (Pisces: Cobitidae). Hydrobiologia 436: 51-58.
  17. Vinyoles, D.; de Sostoa, A.; Franch, C.; Maceda-Veiga, A.; Casals, F. & Caiola N. 2010. Life-history traits of the stone loach Barbatula barbatula. Journal of Fish Biology 77: 20-32.
  18. Zar, J.H. 1984. Biostatistical analysis. Englewoods Cliffs. N. J., Prentice Hall, New Jersy.