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The Sefidrud stone loach/Berg loach Oxynoemacheilus bergianus is native to the Eurasia and little is known about this species. Some biological characteristics of the spices were examined in 358 specimens collected monthly from the Kordan River in Alborz Province, by dip and seine nets during September 2013 to August 2014. The total length range was 32.36-74.36mm (50.95±10.3SD), and the total weight range was 0.31-4.06g (1/12±0.68SD). The maximum age of the specimens, based on otoliths, was 5+ years for females and 4+ years for males. Based on macroscopic gonad observation, the age of maturity was 2+ for females and 1+ for males. Sex ratio was 1M:0.9F, maturation cycle consisted of five stages. The gonadosomatic index indicated that reproduction of the fish in the river system occurred between March and June, with the highest average value of 9.47 for males in April and 13.42 for females in May. Oocyte diameter ranged from 0.15 to 1.33mm, with a mean value of 0.44mm. Absolute fecundity ranged between 360 and 2560 eggs, with a mean of 1130±670 eggs. Absolute fecundity and total length (r2= 0.58) and total weight (r2= 0.66) were moderately correlated. The mean relative fecundity was 580±190 eggs per gram of body weight. Therefore, O. bergianus is a species with a premature sexual maturity, high fecundity than other loaches and reproduction happen gradually in March to June.
Keywords
Gonadosomatic index
Nemacheilidae
Oocyte diameter
Reproductive biology.
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KEIVANY, Y., & KAMALOO, M. R. (2021). Reproduction of Sefidrud stone loach, Oxynoemacheilus bergianus (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) in Kordan River of Namak basin, Iran. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology, 8(2), 95–103. https://doi.org/10.22034/iji.v8i2.543
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Fernández‐Delgado, C. & Rossomanno, S. 1997, Reproductive biology of the mosquitofish in a permanent natural lagoon in south‐west Spain: two tactics for one species. Journal of Fish Biology 51: 80-92.
Ghafouri, Z.; Keivany, Y. & Soofiani, N.M. 2019, Reproductive biology of Aphanius isfahanensis in the Zayandehrud River, central Iran. Environmental Biology of Fishes 102: 19-25.
Hamzeh, S.; Keivany, Y.; Soofiani, N.M. & Aein-Jamshid, K. 2017. Reproductive Biology of Kingsoldier Bream (Argyrops spinifer) in the Persian Gulf. Iranian Scientific Fisheries Journal 26: 91-104.
Heydarnejad, M.S. 2009. Length-weight relationships for six freshwater fish species in Iran. Chinese Journal of Oceanology & Limnology 27: 61–62.
Jamali, H.; Hasanpour-Fattahi, A.; Abdollahi, D.; Patimar, R. & Keivany, Y. 2015. Some biological characteristics of Sefidrud loach, Oxynoemacheilus bergianus (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae), in Aras River, northwestern Caspian Sea basin. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 2: 13-19.
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Keivany, Y. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2019. Recent biodiversity status of freshwater fishes of Iran. The Seventh Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, Lorestan University. 30-31 October 2019.
Keivany, Y. & Soofiani, N.M. 2004. Contribution to the biology of Zagros tooth-carp, Aphanius vladykovi, in central Iran (Cyprinodontidae, Environmental Biology of Fishes 71: 165-169.
Keivany, Y.; Aalipour, M. & Ebrahimi, E. 2020. Studying some reproduction characteristics of rainbow trout in Beheshtabad River of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. Iranian Scientific Fisheries Journal 29(2): 125-137.
Keivany, Y.; Ghorbani, M. & Paykan-Heyrati, F. 2017. Reproductive biology of Mossul bleak (Alburnus mossulensis) in Bibi-Sayyedan River of Tigris basin in Iran. Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences 15: 135-145.
Keivany, Y.; Mortazavi, S. & Farhadian, O. 2018. Reproduction of King Nase (Chondrostoma regium) in Beheshtabad River of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari. Journal of Fisheries Science & Technology 7: 135-143.
Keivany, Y.; Nasri, M.; Abbasi, K. & Abdoli, A. 2016. Atlas of Inland Water Fishes of Iran. Department of Environment Press, Tehran, Iran. 218 p.
Keivany, Y.; Zare, P. & Kalteh, L. 2012. Age, growth and reproduction of the female kutum, Rutilus kutum (Kamensky, 1901) (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), in Gorgan-Rud Estuary, northern Iran. Research in Zoology 2: 7-14.
Marmaei, K. & Patimar, R. 2013. Reproductive characteristics of Iranian loach (Balitoridae: Paracobitis iranica) in Qarachi River of Qom Province. In the Proceedings of the First Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran.
Nikolsky, G.V. 1963. The Ecology of Fishes. Academic Press, London. 352 pp.
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.
Patimar, R.; Mortazaee, K. & Sabiane, A. 2011. Age, growth and reproductive characteristics of the Turkmenian crested loach Metaschistura cristata (Nemacheilidae). Folia Zoologica 60: 302-307.
Patimar, R.; Mortazaei, K. & Mollamohammad, Z.S. 2010. On the biological characteristics of a Kessler's loach Schistura kessleri (Günther, 1889) in the northeastern Iran. In: Abstract of the International Loach Conference, Prague, Czech Republic.
Pitcher, T.J. & Hart, P.J.B. 1982. Fisheries Ecology. Croom Helm, London, UK. 416p.
Siami, M.; Keivany, Y. & Farhadian, O. 2017. Reproductive characteristics of Siahmahi, Capoeta damascina (family Cyprinidae), in Beheshtabad River, Tigris basin. Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences 22: 21-27.
Skryabin, A.G. 1991. The biology of stone loach Barbatula barbatulus in the Rivers Goloustnaya and Olkha, East Siberia. Journal of Fish Biology 42: 361–374.
Tabatabaei, N.; Igdari, S.; Kaboli, M.; Javanshir, A.; Hashemzadeh, I. & Zamani, M. 2013. Evaluation of environmental factors affecting the distribution of Loch Fish Oxynoemacheilus bergianus in Kordan River. Journal of Fisheries 66: 159-171.
Tabiee, A. & Abdoli, A. 2005. A Study of Some Biological Aspects of Nemacheilus malapterurus, in Zarringol River, Golestan Province. Iranian Journal of Natural Resources 57: 715-728.
Vinyoles, D.; 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.
Wootton, R.J. 1990. Ecology of Teleost Fishes. Chapman & Hall, London, UK.
Zamani-Faradonbe, M.; Eagderi, S. & Shahbazi-Naserabad, S. 2015. Length-weight relationships and condition factor of three fish species from Taleghan River (Alborz Province, Iran). Journal of Advanced Botany and Zoology 2: 1-3.
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Abaszadeh, A.; Keivany, Y.; Soofiani, N.M. & Falahatimarvast, A. 2013. Reproductive biology of the greater lizardfish, Saurida tumbil (Bloch, 1795), in Bushehr coastal waters of Iran. Turkish Journal of Zoology 37: 717-722.
Abbasi, K.; Ghane, A. & Rahimi, R. 2013. Some biological characteristics of Hamadan loach (Balitoridae: Oxynoemacheilus kiabii) in Gamasiab River basin. The First Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, 15-16 May. Isfahan University of Technology. pp: 183-187.
Asadollah, S.; Soofiani, N.M.; Keivany, Y. & Shadkhast, M. 2011. Reproduction of Capoeta damascina, a cyprinid fish, in Zayandeh-Rud River, central Iran. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 27: 1061-1066.
Bagenal, T. & Tesch, F. 1978. Age and growth. In: Bagenal F. (Ed.), Methods for Assessment of Fish Production in Freshwaters, IBP Handbook 3, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, UK.
Biswas, P. 1993. Manual of Methods in Fish Biology. South Asian Publisher PUT Ltd.
Bromage, N.; Jones, J.; Randall, C.; Thrush, M.; Davies, B.; Springate, J.; Duston, J. & Barker, G. 1992. Broodstock management, fecundity, egg quality and the timing of egg production in the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchuc mykiss). Aquaculture 100: 141-166.
Brown-Peterson, N.J.; Wyanski, D.M.; Saborido-Rey, F.; Macewicz, B.J. & Lowerre-Barbieri, S.K. 2011. A standardized terminology for describing reproductive development in fishes. Marine & Coastal Fisheries 3: 52-70.
Coad, B.W. 2021. Freshwater fishes of Iran. www.briancoad.com. Accessed 20 March 2021.
Dopeikar, H.; Keivany, Y. & Shadkhast, M. 2015. Reproductive biology and gonad histology of the Kura barbel, Barbus lacerta (Cyprinidae), in Bibi-Sayyedan River, Tigris basin, Iran. North West Journal of Zoology 11: 163-170.
Esmaeili, H.R. & Ebrahimi, M. 2006. Esmaeili, and Ebrahimi, 2006. Length–weight relationships of some freshwater fishes of Iran. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 22(4): 328-329.
Esmaeili, H.R.; Coad, B.W.; Mehraban, H.R.; Masoudi, M.; Khaefi, R.; Abbasi, K.; Mostafavi, H. & Vatandoust, S. 2014. An updated checklist of fishes of the Caspian Sea basin of Iran with a note on their zoogeography. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 1: 152–184.
Esmaeili, H.R.; Mehraban, H.; Abbasi, K.; Keivany, Y. & Coad, B. 2017. Review and updated checklist of freshwater fishes of Iran: Taxonomy, distribution and conservation status. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 4(Suppl. 1): 1-114.
Esmaeili, H.R.; Sayyadzadeh, G.; Eagderi, S. & Abbasi, K. 2018. Checklist of freshwater fishes of Iran. FishTaxa 3: 1-95.
Fernández‐Delgado, C. & Rossomanno, S. 1997, Reproductive biology of the mosquitofish in a permanent natural lagoon in south‐west Spain: two tactics for one species. Journal of Fish Biology 51: 80-92.
Ghafouri, Z.; Keivany, Y. & Soofiani, N.M. 2019, Reproductive biology of Aphanius isfahanensis in the Zayandehrud River, central Iran. Environmental Biology of Fishes 102: 19-25.
Hamzeh, S.; Keivany, Y.; Soofiani, N.M. & Aein-Jamshid, K. 2017. Reproductive Biology of Kingsoldier Bream (Argyrops spinifer) in the Persian Gulf. Iranian Scientific Fisheries Journal 26: 91-104.
Heydarnejad, M.S. 2009. Length-weight relationships for six freshwater fish species in Iran. Chinese Journal of Oceanology & Limnology 27: 61–62.
Jamali, H.; Hasanpour-Fattahi, A.; Abdollahi, D.; Patimar, R. & Keivany, Y. 2015. Some biological characteristics of Sefidrud loach, Oxynoemacheilus bergianus (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae), in Aras River, northwestern Caspian Sea basin. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 2: 13-19.
Jamali, H.; Patimar, R.; Farhadi, M.; Golzarianpour, K. & Daraei, V. 2014. Some aspect of life history of Turcinoemacheilus hafezi (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from Beshar River, southwestern Iran. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 1: 32-38.
Kamaloo, M.R. & Keivany, Y. 2014. The feeding biology of loach Fish, Oxynoemacheilus bergianus (Derzhavin, 1934), in Kordan River, Alborz province. In the Proceedings of the Second Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran5-6 May 2014, pp. 339-342.
Keivany, Y. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2019. Recent biodiversity status of freshwater fishes of Iran. The Seventh Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, Lorestan University. 30-31 October 2019.
Keivany, Y. & Soofiani, N.M. 2004. Contribution to the biology of Zagros tooth-carp, Aphanius vladykovi, in central Iran (Cyprinodontidae, Environmental Biology of Fishes 71: 165-169.
Keivany, Y.; Aalipour, M. & Ebrahimi, E. 2020. Studying some reproduction characteristics of rainbow trout in Beheshtabad River of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. Iranian Scientific Fisheries Journal 29(2): 125-137.
Keivany, Y.; Ghorbani, M. & Paykan-Heyrati, F. 2017. Reproductive biology of Mossul bleak (Alburnus mossulensis) in Bibi-Sayyedan River of Tigris basin in Iran. Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences 15: 135-145.
Keivany, Y.; Mortazavi, S. & Farhadian, O. 2018. Reproduction of King Nase (Chondrostoma regium) in Beheshtabad River of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari. Journal of Fisheries Science & Technology 7: 135-143.
Keivany, Y.; Nasri, M.; Abbasi, K. & Abdoli, A. 2016. Atlas of Inland Water Fishes of Iran. Department of Environment Press, Tehran, Iran. 218 p.
Keivany, Y.; Zare, P. & Kalteh, L. 2012. Age, growth and reproduction of the female kutum, Rutilus kutum (Kamensky, 1901) (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), in Gorgan-Rud Estuary, northern Iran. Research in Zoology 2: 7-14.
Marmaei, K. & Patimar, R. 2013. Reproductive characteristics of Iranian loach (Balitoridae: Paracobitis iranica) in Qarachi River of Qom Province. In the Proceedings of the First Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran.
Nikolsky, G.V. 1963. The Ecology of Fishes. Academic Press, London. 352 pp.
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.
Patimar, R.; Mortazaee, K. & Sabiane, A. 2011. Age, growth and reproductive characteristics of the Turkmenian crested loach Metaschistura cristata (Nemacheilidae). Folia Zoologica 60: 302-307.
Patimar, R.; Mortazaei, K. & Mollamohammad, Z.S. 2010. On the biological characteristics of a Kessler's loach Schistura kessleri (Günther, 1889) in the northeastern Iran. In: Abstract of the International Loach Conference, Prague, Czech Republic.
Pitcher, T.J. & Hart, P.J.B. 1982. Fisheries Ecology. Croom Helm, London, UK. 416p.
Siami, M.; Keivany, Y. & Farhadian, O. 2017. Reproductive characteristics of Siahmahi, Capoeta damascina (family Cyprinidae), in Beheshtabad River, Tigris basin. Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences 22: 21-27.
Skryabin, A.G. 1991. The biology of stone loach Barbatula barbatulus in the Rivers Goloustnaya and Olkha, East Siberia. Journal of Fish Biology 42: 361–374.
Tabatabaei, N.; Igdari, S.; Kaboli, M.; Javanshir, A.; Hashemzadeh, I. & Zamani, M. 2013. Evaluation of environmental factors affecting the distribution of Loch Fish Oxynoemacheilus bergianus in Kordan River. Journal of Fisheries 66: 159-171.
Tabiee, A. & Abdoli, A. 2005. A Study of Some Biological Aspects of Nemacheilus malapterurus, in Zarringol River, Golestan Province. Iranian Journal of Natural Resources 57: 715-728.
Vinyoles, D.; 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.
Wootton, R.J. 1990. Ecology of Teleost Fishes. Chapman & Hall, London, UK.
Zamani-Faradonbe, M.; Eagderi, S. & Shahbazi-Naserabad, S. 2015. Length-weight relationships and condition factor of three fish species from Taleghan River (Alborz Province, Iran). Journal of Advanced Botany and Zoology 2: 1-3.
Abbasi, K.; Ghane, A. & Rahimi, R. 2013. Some biological characteristics of Hamadan loach (Balitoridae: Oxynoemacheilus kiabii) in Gamasiab River basin. The First Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, 15-16 May. Isfahan University of Technology. pp: 183-187.
Asadollah, S.; Soofiani, N.M.; Keivany, Y. & Shadkhast, M. 2011. Reproduction of Capoeta damascina, a cyprinid fish, in Zayandeh-Rud River, central Iran. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 27: 1061-1066.
Bagenal, T. & Tesch, F. 1978. Age and growth. In: Bagenal F. (Ed.), Methods for Assessment of Fish Production in Freshwaters, IBP Handbook 3, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, UK.
Biswas, P. 1993. Manual of Methods in Fish Biology. South Asian Publisher PUT Ltd.
Bromage, N.; Jones, J.; Randall, C.; Thrush, M.; Davies, B.; Springate, J.; Duston, J. & Barker, G. 1992. Broodstock management, fecundity, egg quality and the timing of egg production in the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchuc mykiss). Aquaculture 100: 141-166.
Brown-Peterson, N.J.; Wyanski, D.M.; Saborido-Rey, F.; Macewicz, B.J. & Lowerre-Barbieri, S.K. 2011. A standardized terminology for describing reproductive development in fishes. Marine & Coastal Fisheries 3: 52-70.
Coad, B.W. 2021. Freshwater fishes of Iran. www.briancoad.com. Accessed 20 March 2021.
Dopeikar, H.; Keivany, Y. & Shadkhast, M. 2015. Reproductive biology and gonad histology of the Kura barbel, Barbus lacerta (Cyprinidae), in Bibi-Sayyedan River, Tigris basin, Iran. North West Journal of Zoology 11: 163-170.
Esmaeili, H.R. & Ebrahimi, M. 2006. Esmaeili, and Ebrahimi, 2006. Length–weight relationships of some freshwater fishes of Iran. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 22(4): 328-329.
Esmaeili, H.R.; Coad, B.W.; Mehraban, H.R.; Masoudi, M.; Khaefi, R.; Abbasi, K.; Mostafavi, H. & Vatandoust, S. 2014. An updated checklist of fishes of the Caspian Sea basin of Iran with a note on their zoogeography. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 1: 152–184.
Esmaeili, H.R.; Mehraban, H.; Abbasi, K.; Keivany, Y. & Coad, B. 2017. Review and updated checklist of freshwater fishes of Iran: Taxonomy, distribution and conservation status. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 4(Suppl. 1): 1-114.
Esmaeili, H.R.; Sayyadzadeh, G.; Eagderi, S. & Abbasi, K. 2018. Checklist of freshwater fishes of Iran. FishTaxa 3: 1-95.
Fernández‐Delgado, C. & Rossomanno, S. 1997, Reproductive biology of the mosquitofish in a permanent natural lagoon in south‐west Spain: two tactics for one species. Journal of Fish Biology 51: 80-92.
Ghafouri, Z.; Keivany, Y. & Soofiani, N.M. 2019, Reproductive biology of Aphanius isfahanensis in the Zayandehrud River, central Iran. Environmental Biology of Fishes 102: 19-25.
Hamzeh, S.; Keivany, Y.; Soofiani, N.M. & Aein-Jamshid, K. 2017. Reproductive Biology of Kingsoldier Bream (Argyrops spinifer) in the Persian Gulf. Iranian Scientific Fisheries Journal 26: 91-104.
Heydarnejad, M.S. 2009. Length-weight relationships for six freshwater fish species in Iran. Chinese Journal of Oceanology & Limnology 27: 61–62.
Jamali, H.; Hasanpour-Fattahi, A.; Abdollahi, D.; Patimar, R. & Keivany, Y. 2015. Some biological characteristics of Sefidrud loach, Oxynoemacheilus bergianus (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae), in Aras River, northwestern Caspian Sea basin. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 2: 13-19.
Jamali, H.; Patimar, R.; Farhadi, M.; Golzarianpour, K. & Daraei, V. 2014. Some aspect of life history of Turcinoemacheilus hafezi (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from Beshar River, southwestern Iran. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 1: 32-38.
Kamaloo, M.R. & Keivany, Y. 2014. The feeding biology of loach Fish, Oxynoemacheilus bergianus (Derzhavin, 1934), in Kordan River, Alborz province. In the Proceedings of the Second Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran5-6 May 2014, pp. 339-342.
Keivany, Y. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2019. Recent biodiversity status of freshwater fishes of Iran. The Seventh Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, Lorestan University. 30-31 October 2019.
Keivany, Y. & Soofiani, N.M. 2004. Contribution to the biology of Zagros tooth-carp, Aphanius vladykovi, in central Iran (Cyprinodontidae, Environmental Biology of Fishes 71: 165-169.
Keivany, Y.; Aalipour, M. & Ebrahimi, E. 2020. Studying some reproduction characteristics of rainbow trout in Beheshtabad River of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. Iranian Scientific Fisheries Journal 29(2): 125-137.
Keivany, Y.; Ghorbani, M. & Paykan-Heyrati, F. 2017. Reproductive biology of Mossul bleak (Alburnus mossulensis) in Bibi-Sayyedan River of Tigris basin in Iran. Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences 15: 135-145.
Keivany, Y.; Mortazavi, S. & Farhadian, O. 2018. Reproduction of King Nase (Chondrostoma regium) in Beheshtabad River of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari. Journal of Fisheries Science & Technology 7: 135-143.
Keivany, Y.; Nasri, M.; Abbasi, K. & Abdoli, A. 2016. Atlas of Inland Water Fishes of Iran. Department of Environment Press, Tehran, Iran. 218 p.
Keivany, Y.; Zare, P. & Kalteh, L. 2012. Age, growth and reproduction of the female kutum, Rutilus kutum (Kamensky, 1901) (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), in Gorgan-Rud Estuary, northern Iran. Research in Zoology 2: 7-14.
Marmaei, K. & Patimar, R. 2013. Reproductive characteristics of Iranian loach (Balitoridae: Paracobitis iranica) in Qarachi River of Qom Province. In the Proceedings of the First Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran.
Nikolsky, G.V. 1963. The Ecology of Fishes. Academic Press, London. 352 pp.
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.
Patimar, R.; Mortazaee, K. & Sabiane, A. 2011. Age, growth and reproductive characteristics of the Turkmenian crested loach Metaschistura cristata (Nemacheilidae). Folia Zoologica 60: 302-307.
Patimar, R.; Mortazaei, K. & Mollamohammad, Z.S. 2010. On the biological characteristics of a Kessler's loach Schistura kessleri (Günther, 1889) in the northeastern Iran. In: Abstract of the International Loach Conference, Prague, Czech Republic.
Pitcher, T.J. & Hart, P.J.B. 1982. Fisheries Ecology. Croom Helm, London, UK. 416p.
Siami, M.; Keivany, Y. & Farhadian, O. 2017. Reproductive characteristics of Siahmahi, Capoeta damascina (family Cyprinidae), in Beheshtabad River, Tigris basin. Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences 22: 21-27.
Skryabin, A.G. 1991. The biology of stone loach Barbatula barbatulus in the Rivers Goloustnaya and Olkha, East Siberia. Journal of Fish Biology 42: 361–374.
Tabatabaei, N.; Igdari, S.; Kaboli, M.; Javanshir, A.; Hashemzadeh, I. & Zamani, M. 2013. Evaluation of environmental factors affecting the distribution of Loch Fish Oxynoemacheilus bergianus in Kordan River. Journal of Fisheries 66: 159-171.
Tabiee, A. & Abdoli, A. 2005. A Study of Some Biological Aspects of Nemacheilus malapterurus, in Zarringol River, Golestan Province. Iranian Journal of Natural Resources 57: 715-728.
Vinyoles, D.; 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.
Wootton, R.J. 1990. Ecology of Teleost Fishes. Chapman & Hall, London, UK.
Zamani-Faradonbe, M.; Eagderi, S. & Shahbazi-Naserabad, S. 2015. Length-weight relationships and condition factor of three fish species from Taleghan River (Alborz Province, Iran). Journal of Advanced Botany and Zoology 2: 1-3.