Aquaculture Studies 2013, Vol 13, Num, 2     (Pages: 035-044)

Fish Fauna of Uzunçayır Dam Lake (Tunceli)

M. Zülfü ÇOBAN 1 ,Fatih GÜNDÜZ 2 ,Fahrettin YÜKSEL 3 ,Ferhat DEMİROL 2 ,Tacettin YILDIRIM 2 ,Mehtap KURTOĞLU 2

1 Su Ürünleri Fakültesi, Fırat Üniversitesi, Elazığ, Turkey
2 Elazığ Su Ürünleri Araştırma istasyonu, Elazığ, Turkey
3 Su Ürünleri Fakültesi, Tunceli Üniversitesi, Tunceli, Turkey
DOI : 10.17693/yunusae.v2013i21905.235421 Viewed : 3317 - Downloaded : 2552 This study was carried out to determine fish fauna of Uzunçayýr Dam Lake and the rivers flowing into the lake in May 2011- September 2012. As a result of study, a total of 12 taxon was determined (Salmo trutta macrostigma (Dumeril, 1858), Acanthobrama marmid Heckel, 1843, Alburnoides bipunctatus (Bloch, 1782), Alburnus mossulensis Heckel, 1843, Barbus lacerta Heckel, 1843, Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843), Capoeta umbla (Heckel, 1843), Chondrostoma regium (Heckel, 1843), Cyprinus carpio carpio (Linnaeus, 1758), Squalius cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758), Oxynoemacheilus angorae (Steindachner, 1897), Paracobitis tigris (Heckel, 1843)) belonging to the family of Salmonidae, Cyprinidae and Nemacheilidae. Keywords : Uzunçayır Dam Lake, taxonomy, fish fauna