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Original Articles

Recent changes in the fish fauna of Lake Bafa, Aegean region of Turkey

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Pages 67-76 | Published online: 28 Feb 2013
 

Abstract

The current status of fishes found in Lake Bafa in the Aegean region of Turkey is described. The conspicuous augmentation of salinity in the last decade has resulted in the extinction of stenohaline freshwater species (Acanthobrama mirabilis, Chondrostoma nasus, Barbus pectoralis, Proterorhinus marmoratus and Silurus glanis) and has promoted the establishment of euryhaline fishes. Two species of marine origin, Gobius niger and Syngnathus abaster, are new additions to the ichthyofauna of Lake Bafa.

Kurzfassung

Es wird der Status der Fischfauna im Bafasee in der türkischen Ägäis beschrieben. Die deutliche Zunahme der Salinität des Sees in den letzten zehn Jahren führte zum Verschwinden stenohaliner Arten wie Acanthobrama mirabilis, Chondrostoma nasus, Barbus pectoralis, Proterorhinus marmoratus und Silurus glanis, und führte gleichzeitig zur Ansiedlung euryhaliner Arten. Zwei ursprünglich marine Arten, Gobius niger und Syngnathus abaster, haben den Bafasee neu besiedelt.

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