Biodiversity and conservation status of fish of Ceyhan River basin in Osmaniye, Turkey

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Event Abstract Back to Event Biodiversity and conservation status of fish of Ceyhan River basin in Osmaniye, Turkey Mahmut Dağlı1* 1 Inonu University, Surgu Vocational High School, Department of Fisheries, Türkiye In this study, It was investigated biodiversity and conservation status of fish of Ceyhan River basin in Osmaniye province. Ceyhan River flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The fish specimens were obtained by elektroshocker from rivers and streams, with trammel nets from lakes and reservoirs. Conservation status of each fish was given based on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Anguilla anguilla, Cyprinus carpio, Carassius gibelio, Acanthobrama marmid, Alburnus orontis, Pseudophoxinus zekayi, Squalius kottelati, Garra rufa, Chondrostoma regium, Luciobarbus pectoralis, Capoeta angorae, Capoeta erhani, Cobitis evreni, Oxynemacheilus ceyhanensis, Oxynemacheilus evreni, Silurus glanis, Clarias gariepinus, Aphanius mento, Capoeta antalyensis, Hemigrammocapoeta culiciphaga, Gambusia holbrooki and Salaria fluviatilis were determined in the study. Capoeta angorae, Garra rufa and Alburnus orontis showed a wide distribution of Ceyhan river systems. Pseudophoxinus zekayi, Capoeta erhani, Schistura ceyhanensis and Cobitis evreni described in recent years were reported as endemic species for Ceyhan river basin. Capoeta antalyensis which is an endemic species to Anatolia determined in this study for the first time in Ceyhan Basin. Out of 22 species, 1 species are critically endangered (CR), 1 species are endangered (EN), 1 species are near threatened (NT), 4 species are vulnerable (VU), 11 species are at least concern (LC), 3 species data is deficient (DD) according to IUCN Red List category (Version 2015-4). Cyprinus carpio, Carassius gibelio, Clarias gariepinus, Gambusia holbrooki have been determined as invasive species. These species, according to GISP (Global Invasive Species Programme) claim one of the worst 100 invasive species in the world, constitutes a major threat to endemic species belonging to the Ceyhan River basin. Carassius gibelio were determined in this study for the first time in Ceyhan basin. Carp (Cyprinus carpio) is accepted as native species to Anatolia at the present time. The conservation measures suggested in this river basin must include strict regulation and control over removal of sand, controlling pollution and minimizing the threats caused by the increasing number of exotic species. Acknowledgements This study was supported by the General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Park, Ministry of Forest and Water Management . I would like to thanks the 7. Regional Directorate and Branch Manager in Osmaniye. Keywords: Biodiversity, invasive species, conservation, IUCN, Ceyhan River Conference: XV European Congress of Ichthyology, Porto, Portugal, 7 Sep - 11 Sep, 2015. Presentation Type: Oral Presentation Topic: Ecology, Conservation and Invasive Species Citation: Dağlı M (2015). Biodiversity and conservation status of fish of Ceyhan River basin in Osmaniye, Turkey. Front. Mar. Sci. Conference Abstract: XV European Congress of Ichthyology. doi: 10.3389/conf.FMARS.2015.03.00181 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 30 Nov 2015; Published Online: 01 Dec 2015. * Correspondence: Dr. Mahmut Dağlı, Inonu University, Surgu Vocational High School, Department of Fisheries, Malatya, Türkiye, mahmut.dagli@inonu.edu.tr Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Mahmut Dağlı Google Mahmut Dağlı Google Scholar Mahmut Dağlı PubMed Mahmut Dağlı Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.