IDENTIFICATION OF PLEURONECTIFORMES SPECIES IN THE PERSIAN GULF (KHUZESTAN PROVINCE) USING MORPHOMETRIES AND MERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS

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This study was carried out to identify the different species of Pleuronectiformes order in the Khuzestan province waters (persian Gulf) from March 2003 to June 2005. 
A Total of 671 specimens were collected by bottom trawl or from 7 main landings. The sampling period was seasonal. 36 main morphometric and meristic characteristics were measured. The results showed that 6 families of Soleidae, Cynoglossidae, Paralichtidae, Bothidae, Psettodidae and Citharidae are found in the studied area consist of 25 species of: Brachirus orentalis, Solea elongata, Monochirus lutenus, Parachirus marmoratus (family Soleidae); Cynoglossus arel, C. bilineatus, C. Puncticeps, C. durbanensis, C. lachneri (family Cynoglossidae); Pseudorombus annulatus, P. elevatus, P. arsius, P. malayanus, P. navaleusis, Paralichthodes algoensis, Poecilopstei javanicus (family Paralichtidae); Arnoglossus aspilos, A. arabicus, Engyprosopon grandisquama, Laeopes guentheri, L. natalensis, L. pectoralis, Psettina bre.virictis (family Bothidae); Psettodes erumei (family Psettodidae) and Citharoides macrolepis (family Citharidae).

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Iranian Scientific Fisheries Journal
Volume 15, Issue 2
November and December 2007
Pages 139-150

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