Fish species composition and seasonal variations in Lake Sapanca and its tributaries

Ali İlhan; Gülşah Saç; Özcan Gaygusuz; Sencer Akalın; Esat Tarık Topkara; Dilek İlhan; Çiğdem Gürsoy Kaygusuz; Hasan Musa Sarı

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Fish species composition and seasonal variations in Lake Sapanca and its tributaries

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the current fish fauna and their distribution rates in Lake Sapanca and its tributaries. For this purpose, standard benthic and pelagic nets were used in the lake and a portable electroshock device was used in the streams. As a result of the sampling carried out in two different seasons, wet and dry periods, the presence of 26 species from 14 families was determined and the abundance values for many species were higher in the wet season. In terms of species diversity, the Leuciscidae family ranked first with 9 species, while the Gobiidae family was represented by 4 species, the Clupeidae family by 2 species and the remaining 11 families were represented by one species each. In terms of individual density, Rhodeus amarus was the most dominant fish in both lake and streams (78.1% lake; 28.3% stream). In the lake, Blicca bjoerkna, Clupeonella cultriventris, and Atherina boyeri were the most abundant species after R. amarus (7.2%, 3.2% and 3.2%, respectively). An important finding of the study was that there were almost no individuals of Silurus glanis, Esox lucius, and Cyprinus carpio (4, 8 and 1 individuals, respectively), which are species of high commercial value in the lake. In addition, the fact that Carassius gibelio, one of the invasive species reported in previous studies, was not found in the lake is very pleasing in terms of lake biodiversity. In addition, Leucaspius delineatus, caught in both seasons, was identified from the lake basin for the first time.

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This research was financially supported by the Ege University Scientific Research Projects Coordinations Unit, Turkey (FGA-2021-23151)

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FGA-2021-23151

Ethical Statement

The care and use of experimental animals, sampling and analysis techniques used in this work are approved by “Ege University Animal Experiments Ethics Committee” with decree no “2021/078”.

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English

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Hydrobiology

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Ali İlhan ^*
0000-0002-7666-1804
Türkiye

Gülşah Saç
0000-0001-9988-1116
Türkiye

Özcan Gaygusuz
0000-0001-6861-6221
Türkiye

Sencer Akalın
0000-0001-9839-6485
Türkiye

Esat Tarık Topkara
0000-0002-4782-2939
Türkiye

Dilek İlhan
0000-0003-1228-105X
Türkiye

Çiğdem Gürsoy Kaygusuz
0000-0002-1377-0237
Türkiye

Hasan Musa Sarı
0000-0003-1000-514X
Türkiye

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December 9, 2024

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December 11, 2024

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March 18, 2024

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November 18, 2024

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Year 1970 Volume: 41 Number: 4

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İlhan, A., Saç, G., Gaygusuz, Ö., Akalın, S., Topkara, E. T., İlhan, D., Gürsoy Kaygusuz, Ç., & Sarı, H. M. (2024). Fish species composition and seasonal variations in Lake Sapanca and its tributaries. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 41(4), 286-294. https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.41.4.05

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Fish species composition and seasonal variations in Lake Sapanca and its tributaries

Fish species composition and seasonal variations in Lake Sapanca and its tributaries

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