M. Ramin - Ecology department
M. Doustdar - Ecology department

During a survey of the Gaawshan dam lake from ۲۰۱۴  to ۲۰۱۵ some specimen  obtained by seasonal sampling in ۸ stations . Two different methods were used for sampling; gill net and beach seine. Due to the results ۱۱ species of Cyprinidae  family were identified ,۷ species were native and ۴  species were exotic. The distribution and  abundance of species were recognized. Squalius cephalus, Capoeta trutta and  Alburnus mossulensis had the most abundance in Gaawshan lake respectively.

Ichthyofauna, Gaawshan Dam lake, Kurdistan Province, Cyprinidae