Endemicity in the Freshwater Fishes of Iran

Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics

مقاله 1، دوره 1، شماره 1، شهریور 2005، صفحه 1-13   

نوع مقاله: Research articles

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22067/ijab.v1i1.36733

نویسنده

Brian Coad^*

Canadian Museum of Nature,P. O. Box 3443, Station D,Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 6P4

چکیده

Iran contains 33 named endemic fish species, which together with undescribed taxa, approximates one-third of the ichthyofauna. Endemism in relatively large species such as fishes, which are better known systematically than other taxa, can often serve to indicate areas in need conservation. An analysis of endemicity is given in terms of systematics, distribution and ecology.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Iran؛ freshwater fishes؛ endemics؛ systematics؛ distribution؛ ecology