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The distribution of yellowfin seabream populations in estuaries and inland rivers in coastal area of the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz is presented. Based on morphological and mersitic characteristics and also color pattern, these populations are assigned to the recently described sparid fish, Acanthopagrus arabicus Iwatsuki, 2013 which is distinguished by pelvic and anal fins vivid or strong yellow; black streaks proximally on inter-radial membranes between yellow anal-fin rays absent; lower caudal-fin lobe yellow; clear black blotches usually absent just beneath inter-radial membranes between dorsal-fin rays but upper dorsal-fin membrane often with darker margin; weak diffuse dark blotch at origin of lateral line, usually covering first pored lateral-line scale, continuing as a dense dark shading over upper part of posterior opercle.
Keywords
Yellowfin seabream
Distribution
Persian Gulf
Iran.
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ESMAEILI, H. R., MASOUDI, M., & MEHRABAN, H. R. (2015). Assignment of Acanthopagrus populations in the Persian Gulf drainage system of Iran to Acanthopagrus arabicus Iwatsuki, 2013 (Perciformes: Sparidae). Iranian Journal of Ichthyology, 1(1), 23–28. https://doi.org/10.22034/iji.v1i1.49
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Esmaeili, H.R.; Coad, B.W.; Gholamifard, A.; Nazari, N. & Teimory, A. 2010. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Iran. Zoosystematica Russica. 19(2): 361-386.
Hashemi S.A.R. & Ansary, H. 2012. Biomass and production of fish species in the Shadegan wetland, Iran. Global Veterinaria 9(2): 123-128.
Hubbs, C.L. & Lagler, K.F. 1958. Fishes of the Great Lakes Region. University of Michigan Press.
Hussain, N.A.; Ali, T.S. & Saud, K.D. 1989. Seasonal fluctuations and composition of fish assemblage in the Shatt Al-Arab at Basrah, Iraq. Journal of Biological Sciences Research 20(1): 139-150.
Iwatsuki, Y. & Carpenter, K.E. 2006. Acanthopagrus taiwanensis, a new sparid fish (Perci formes), with comparisons to Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskal, 1775) and other nominal species of Acanthopagrus. Zootaxa 1202: 1−19.
Iwatsuki, Y. 2013. Review of the Acanthopagrus latus complex (Perciformes: Sparidae) with descriptions of three new species from the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology 83: 64–95.
Khaefi, R.; Esmaeili, H.R.; Zareian, H. & Babai, S. 2014. The first record of the redbelly tilapia, Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848), in freshwaters of Iran. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38: 96-98.
Marammazi, G. 1995. Survey of the biology of Tenualosa ilisha, southern Iran. Aquaculture Fishery Research Centre, Iranian Fisheries Research and Training Organization, Ahvaz. In Farsi.
Mostafavi, H.; Kiabi B.; Abdoli A.; Mehrabin, A.R.; Ebrahimi, M.; Mahinu, A.S.; Kami, H.G.; Naqinezhad, A.; Delshab, H.; Moradi, A. & Bonegazim, B. 2008. Biodiversity of Mond Protected Area. Shadid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. In Farsi.
Movahedinia, A.; Hedayati, A.; Safahieh, A. & Savari, A. 2010. Detection of some hormonal responses of yellowfin sea bream (Acanthopagrus latus) in Mahshahr Creeks (North West of Persian Gulf. World Journal of Zoology 6(1): 40-46.
Saleh, S.M. 2010. Some Observations about Age and Growth of Shanag Acanthopagrus latus (Houttuyn) in Shatt Al-Arab River. Nisan 2(2): 65-71. In Arabic.
Savari, A.; Hedayati, A.; Safahieh, A. & Movahedinia, A. 2010. Characterization of blood cells and hematological parameters of yellowfin sea bream (Acanthopagrus latus) in some creeks of Persian Gulf. World Journal of Zoology 6(1): 26-32.
Savari, A.; Hedayati, A.; Safahieh, A. & Movahedinia, A. 2011. Determination of some enzymatic indices of yellowfin sea bream (Acanthopagrus latus) in Mahshahr Creeks (North West of Persian Gulf). World Journal of Fish and Marine Sciences 2(6): 475-480.
Taher, M.M. 2010. Specialization, trophic breadth and diet overlap of thirteen small marine fish species from Shatt Al-Basrah Canal, Southern Iraq. Marsh Bulletin 5(2): 118-131.
Teimori, A.; Esmaeili, H.R.; Erpenbeck, D. & Reichenbacher, B. 2014. A new and unique species of the genus Aphanius Nardo, 1827 (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae) from Southern Iran: A case of regressive evolution. Zoologischer Anzeiger, file:///D|/Published%20papers/dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2013.12.001.
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Al-Hassan, L.A.J.; Hussain, N.A. & Soud, K.D. 1989. A preliminary, annotated check-list of the fishes of Shatt Al-Arab River, Basrah, Iraq. Polskie Archiwum Hydrobiologii 36(2): 283-288.
Coad, B.W. 2014. Freshwater fishes of Iran. www.briancoad.com.
Eschmeyer, W.N. & Fong, J.D. 2011. Pisces. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.). Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Zootaxa 3148: 26-38.
Eskandary, G.; Safeikhani, H. & Ghofleh Maramazi, J. 1999. Ichthyofauna and some biological indices in Karoon, Dez and Bahmanshir rivers (southwest of Iran). Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences 8(3): 23-36, 2-3. In Farsi.
Esmaeili, H.R.; Coad, B.W.; Gholamifard, A.; Nazari, N. & Teimory, A. 2010. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Iran. Zoosystematica Russica. 19(2): 361-386.
Hashemi S.A.R. & Ansary, H. 2012. Biomass and production of fish species in the Shadegan wetland, Iran. Global Veterinaria 9(2): 123-128.
Hubbs, C.L. & Lagler, K.F. 1958. Fishes of the Great Lakes Region. University of Michigan Press.
Hussain, N.A.; Ali, T.S. & Saud, K.D. 1989. Seasonal fluctuations and composition of fish assemblage in the Shatt Al-Arab at Basrah, Iraq. Journal of Biological Sciences Research 20(1): 139-150.
Iwatsuki, Y. & Carpenter, K.E. 2006. Acanthopagrus taiwanensis, a new sparid fish (Perci formes), with comparisons to Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskal, 1775) and other nominal species of Acanthopagrus. Zootaxa 1202: 1−19.
Iwatsuki, Y. 2013. Review of the Acanthopagrus latus complex (Perciformes: Sparidae) with descriptions of three new species from the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology 83: 64–95.
Khaefi, R.; Esmaeili, H.R.; Zareian, H. & Babai, S. 2014. The first record of the redbelly tilapia, Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848), in freshwaters of Iran. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38: 96-98.
Marammazi, G. 1995. Survey of the biology of Tenualosa ilisha, southern Iran. Aquaculture Fishery Research Centre, Iranian Fisheries Research and Training Organization, Ahvaz. In Farsi.
Mostafavi, H.; Kiabi B.; Abdoli A.; Mehrabin, A.R.; Ebrahimi, M.; Mahinu, A.S.; Kami, H.G.; Naqinezhad, A.; Delshab, H.; Moradi, A. & Bonegazim, B. 2008. Biodiversity of Mond Protected Area. Shadid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. In Farsi.
Movahedinia, A.; Hedayati, A.; Safahieh, A. & Savari, A. 2010. Detection of some hormonal responses of yellowfin sea bream (Acanthopagrus latus) in Mahshahr Creeks (North West of Persian Gulf. World Journal of Zoology 6(1): 40-46.
Saleh, S.M. 2010. Some Observations about Age and Growth of Shanag Acanthopagrus latus (Houttuyn) in Shatt Al-Arab River. Nisan 2(2): 65-71. In Arabic.
Savari, A.; Hedayati, A.; Safahieh, A. & Movahedinia, A. 2010. Characterization of blood cells and hematological parameters of yellowfin sea bream (Acanthopagrus latus) in some creeks of Persian Gulf. World Journal of Zoology 6(1): 26-32.
Savari, A.; Hedayati, A.; Safahieh, A. & Movahedinia, A. 2011. Determination of some enzymatic indices of yellowfin sea bream (Acanthopagrus latus) in Mahshahr Creeks (North West of Persian Gulf). World Journal of Fish and Marine Sciences 2(6): 475-480.
Taher, M.M. 2010. Specialization, trophic breadth and diet overlap of thirteen small marine fish species from Shatt Al-Basrah Canal, Southern Iraq. Marsh Bulletin 5(2): 118-131.
Teimori, A.; Esmaeili, H.R.; Erpenbeck, D. & Reichenbacher, B. 2014. A new and unique species of the genus Aphanius Nardo, 1827 (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae) from Southern Iran: A case of regressive evolution. Zoologischer Anzeiger, file:///D|/Published%20papers/dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2013.12.001.
Coad, B.W. 2014. Freshwater fishes of Iran. www.briancoad.com.
Eschmeyer, W.N. & Fong, J.D. 2011. Pisces. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.). Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Zootaxa 3148: 26-38.
Eskandary, G.; Safeikhani, H. & Ghofleh Maramazi, J. 1999. Ichthyofauna and some biological indices in Karoon, Dez and Bahmanshir rivers (southwest of Iran). Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences 8(3): 23-36, 2-3. In Farsi.
Esmaeili, H.R.; Coad, B.W.; Gholamifard, A.; Nazari, N. & Teimory, A. 2010. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Iran. Zoosystematica Russica. 19(2): 361-386.
Hashemi S.A.R. & Ansary, H. 2012. Biomass and production of fish species in the Shadegan wetland, Iran. Global Veterinaria 9(2): 123-128.
Hubbs, C.L. & Lagler, K.F. 1958. Fishes of the Great Lakes Region. University of Michigan Press.
Hussain, N.A.; Ali, T.S. & Saud, K.D. 1989. Seasonal fluctuations and composition of fish assemblage in the Shatt Al-Arab at Basrah, Iraq. Journal of Biological Sciences Research 20(1): 139-150.
Iwatsuki, Y. & Carpenter, K.E. 2006. Acanthopagrus taiwanensis, a new sparid fish (Perci formes), with comparisons to Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskal, 1775) and other nominal species of Acanthopagrus. Zootaxa 1202: 1−19.
Iwatsuki, Y. 2013. Review of the Acanthopagrus latus complex (Perciformes: Sparidae) with descriptions of three new species from the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology 83: 64–95.
Khaefi, R.; Esmaeili, H.R.; Zareian, H. & Babai, S. 2014. The first record of the redbelly tilapia, Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848), in freshwaters of Iran. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38: 96-98.
Marammazi, G. 1995. Survey of the biology of Tenualosa ilisha, southern Iran. Aquaculture Fishery Research Centre, Iranian Fisheries Research and Training Organization, Ahvaz. In Farsi.
Mostafavi, H.; Kiabi B.; Abdoli A.; Mehrabin, A.R.; Ebrahimi, M.; Mahinu, A.S.; Kami, H.G.; Naqinezhad, A.; Delshab, H.; Moradi, A. & Bonegazim, B. 2008. Biodiversity of Mond Protected Area. Shadid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. In Farsi.
Movahedinia, A.; Hedayati, A.; Safahieh, A. & Savari, A. 2010. Detection of some hormonal responses of yellowfin sea bream (Acanthopagrus latus) in Mahshahr Creeks (North West of Persian Gulf. World Journal of Zoology 6(1): 40-46.
Saleh, S.M. 2010. Some Observations about Age and Growth of Shanag Acanthopagrus latus (Houttuyn) in Shatt Al-Arab River. Nisan 2(2): 65-71. In Arabic.
Savari, A.; Hedayati, A.; Safahieh, A. & Movahedinia, A. 2010. Characterization of blood cells and hematological parameters of yellowfin sea bream (Acanthopagrus latus) in some creeks of Persian Gulf. World Journal of Zoology 6(1): 26-32.
Savari, A.; Hedayati, A.; Safahieh, A. & Movahedinia, A. 2011. Determination of some enzymatic indices of yellowfin sea bream (Acanthopagrus latus) in Mahshahr Creeks (North West of Persian Gulf). World Journal of Fish and Marine Sciences 2(6): 475-480.
Taher, M.M. 2010. Specialization, trophic breadth and diet overlap of thirteen small marine fish species from Shatt Al-Basrah Canal, Southern Iraq. Marsh Bulletin 5(2): 118-131.
Teimori, A.; Esmaeili, H.R.; Erpenbeck, D. & Reichenbacher, B. 2014. A new and unique species of the genus Aphanius Nardo, 1827 (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae) from Southern Iran: A case of regressive evolution. Zoologischer Anzeiger, file:///D|/Published%20papers/dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2013.12.001.