Review on the ornamental fish species potentials of the Caspian Sea and its Southern Basin

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Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Applied Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

10.22124/cjes.2024.7967

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The Caspian Sea and its southern basin are habitats for a wide range of the temperate waters ornamental fish (cold water ornamental fish) that, despite many commonalities with other water resources in Asia and Europe, have received less attention in the aquarium and ornamental fish industries in the world. The results showed that there are 43 ornamental fish species in 27 genera, 16 families, 8 orders and 1 class in the Caspian Sea and its southern basin. The most diverse order is Cypriniformes with 17 species (39.53%), followed by Gobiiformes with 11 species (25.58%), Acipenseriformes with 6 species (13.95%), Siluriformes with 3 species (6.98%), Cyprinodontiformes and Gasterosteiformes each with 2 species (each 4.65%), and Characiformes and Syngnathiformes each with one species (2.33%). Considering that the change in approach to the export of ornamental fish, from traditional markets to new markets and from species caught in nature to species produced in captivity, has become an important general and strategic trend over the past decade, it is better to pay more attention to the biotechnology of production of these fish and its development in the ornamental fish industry. In this study, all fish species of the Caspian Sea and its southern basin were studied in terms of ornamental function (aquarium industry).

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