Studies on the Fresh Water Fish (Bizz), Barbus Esocinus Caught from Mosul Dam Lake, Iraq
Keywords:
fish, gastro-intestinal content, condition factor, parasitesAbstract
A total of 79 specimens of bizz, Barbus esocinus were subjected to an investigation a period between June 1993 –May 1994. The investigation includes examination of gastrointestinal contents, length-weight relationship and the condition factor, and parasitic investigation.As concern the gastro-intestinal food contents, the main bulk of contents are small fishes (75%) such as Acanthobrama marmid, Liza abu and Alburnus pallidus and larval cestodes, Ligula intestinalis which were found among semi-digested food along with bones of fishes in addition to Cyclops and Diaptomus. Small hard parts were found such as wings and antennae of insects (about 10 %) with mucous and digested food.Length-weight relation was found to be as the following equation: Log W= -1.69 +4.23 Log LThis means that growth of fishes is allometric and not isometric as it exceeds the number 3. The condition factors was calculated and found as K=1.13.A significant correlation was found between the age and the mean of total length, standard length, width, mouth opening, head length, intestinal length, gonad length, weight of fishes. Generally, values of the above mean increased as the age increased which indicated that the growth of fishes is normal.Three species of parasites were recorded, one monogenean Paradiplozoon barbi , one cestode, Bothriocephalusacheilognathi and one crustacean Pseudolamproglena annulata. Noteworthy, B. esocinus was regarded as a new host for both P. barbi and P. annulata in Iraq.
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Abdullah , S.M.A and Mhaisen, F.T. (2004) . Parasitic infections with monogenetic trematodes on fishes of Lesser Zab and Greater Zab rivers in northern Iraq. Zanco, 16(4): 43-52.
Abdul-Ameer, K.N. (1989). Study of the parasites of freshwater fishes from Tigris River in Salah Al-Dien Province M. Sc. Thesis. Coll. Sci. Univ. Baghdad; 98.
Ahmad, H.A. (1974) Age and growth of Barbus grypus and Barbus esocinus in Tharthar Lake. M. Sc. Thesis Coll. Sci., Univ. Baghdad.
Ahmad, H.A. (1990).Essential of Ichthyology, Univ. Basrah Press, PP211(in Arabic)..
Al-Areeki, M.K., El-Mor, M. , Ahmed, A.I., El-Etreby,S.G.(2007). Age and growth of pink ear emperor, Lethrinis lentjan (Lacepede, 1802) in the Red Sea Coast of Yemen. The Inter. Arab Afr. Fish Resources Conf and Exhibition. 28-30 June, Cairo, 2007.
Al-Hakim, A.Al-Mehdi, M. and Al-Salman, A. (1981). Determ¬ination of age, growth and sexual maturity of Barbus grypus in the lake reservoir of Iraq. J. Fish Biol..18. 299-308.
A1-Hamed, M. (1966,a). On the age and growth of three cyprinid fishes of Iraq. Ministry of Agriculture technical Bulletin No. 135. 70 PP.
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Ali, B. ( 1989) . Studies on parasites of fishes of Upper Zap river M. Sc. Thesis, Univ. Salahddin, Arbil, Iraq, 120pp.
Ali, N.; Salih, N.E.; Abdul-Ameer, K.N. (1987). Parasitic fauna of some freshwater fishes from Tigris River, Baghdad, Iraq. II. Trematoda. J. Biol. Scie. Res. 18(2): 19-27
Al-Rudainy A.J. and Abbas, L. (2007). Growth and mortality rates of Cyprinus carpio and Aspius vorax in Diyala river, south of Baghdad. The Inter. Arab Afr. Fish Resources Conf and Exhibition. 28-30 June, Cairo, 2007.
Al-Shama, E. (1994). Length, weight, food of Chondrostoma regius in River Tigris near its connection with Diyala river, Al-Zaafarnia, Baghdad. Accepted for publication in Mesopotamia J. Agricu.
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Boxshall, Q.A. (1976). A new genus and two new species of copepod parasitic on freshwater fishes. Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (2001) 30(6), 209-215.
Dawood, H.A. (1976). Studies on some aspects of the biology of Varicorhinus trrutta. M. Sc. thesis, Coll. of Science Univ. Mosul , Mosul, Iraq.
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Mhaisen, F.T. (1992). Parasites of Barbus esocinus in Iraq.
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Mhaisen, 'F.; Al-Salim, N.K. and N.R. Khamees . (1986). The parasitic fauna of two cyprinid and mugilid fish from Mehaijieran Greek , J. Biol. Res.Cent. 17(3). 63-73.
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Rahemo, Z.T.T. (1977).Recording of two new host of Lamprog1ena pulchell a Nordmann, 1832 (crustacea) in
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Rahemo. Z.I.F. ( 1980). Diplozoon kasimi new species from a freshwater teleost: fish, Cyprinion macrostomus Heckel . Bull. Biol. Res. Cent. 12(1), 109-115.
Rahemo, Z.I.F. and S.N. Ami (1991). The Parasitic Helminthes of Some teleosts in Neinava Governorate. Mesopotamia J. Agricu. 23(3): 9-14(in Arabic).
Rahemo, Z.I.F.; Ami, S.N.; and Tahha, K.H.(1994). Studies on bizz Fishes, Barbus esocinus in Neinava Governorate. A report submitted to The Center of Fishery researches ,Al-Zaafaraniya, Baghdad.
Rasheed, A.A. and Hussain. M.M.S. (1988). Preliminary study on the parasites of some freshwater fishes from Greater Zap-Northeast: Iraq .Zanco, 2(2): 7-16.
Rasheed,A.; Othman,O.;and Nsaef,Z.C.(1989). Prelimany study on parasites of some freshwater fishes from Greater Zap River northeast of Iraq. J.Biol.20(3): 107-114.
Scholz, T.(1989). Amphilinida and Cestoda, parasites of fish in Czechosolovakia. Acta Sci. Nat. Brno., 23(4): 1-56.
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Rahemo, Z. I., Rahemo, Z. I., & Ami, S. N. (2013). Studies on the Fresh Water Fish (Bizz), Barbus Esocinus Caught from Mosul Dam Lake, Iraq. Science Journal of University of Zakho, 1(2), 692–698. Retrieved from https://sjuoz.uoz.edu.krd/index.php/sjuoz/article/view/361
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