First record of Aspius aspius Linnaeus, 1758 (Pisces: Cyprinidae) for the Sazliyka River’s Ichthyofauna

Journal Title: Bulletin of the Natural History Museum – Plovdiv - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue

Abstract

Eight specimens of a cyprinid fish (Cyprinidae) were captured in the lower course of Sazliyka River, Southern Bulgaria. The fish were captured in June and July 2018 with cast net in two sites near the town of Galabovo. The specimens were identified according to their morphological characteristics as Asp (Aspius aspius). This is the first finding of this fish species in the Sazliyka River’s ichthyofauna.

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Zhivko M. Zhelev, Mladen V. Angelov

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First record of Aspius aspius Linnaeus, 1758 (Pisces: Cyprinidae) for the Sazliyka River’s Ichthyofauna

Eight specimens of a cyprinid fish (Cyprinidae) were captured in the lower course of Sazliyka River, Southern Bulgaria. The fish were captured in June and July 2018 with cast net in two sites near the town of Ga...

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Zhivko M. Zhelev, Mladen V. Angelov (2018). First record of Aspius aspius Linnaeus, 1758 (Pisces: Cyprinidae) for the Sazliyka River’s Ichthyofauna. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum – Plovdiv, 3(), 41-44. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-533240