Data to the fish fauna of river Tisa and its tributaries in Hungary and Romania

The fish fauna of River Tisza/Tisa and its tributaries was investigated between 1992 and 1996 in Hungary and in Romania. During the five years of investigation more than 40 thousand fish individuals were caught and identified. The fish individuals belonged to 59 different species. The fish were coll...

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Main Authors: Györe Károly
Sallai Zoltán
Csikai Csaba
Format: Book part
Published: 1999
Series:Tiscia monograph series
The Upper Tisa valley : preparatory proposal for Ramsar site designation and an ecological background Hungarian, Romanian, Slovakian and Ukrainian co-operation
Kulcsszavak:Tisza - élővilág, Felső-Tisza-vidék - ökológia, Halak
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Online Access:http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/10218
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Summary:The fish fauna of River Tisza/Tisa and its tributaries was investigated between 1992 and 1996 in Hungary and in Romania. During the five years of investigation more than 40 thousand fish individuals were caught and identified. The fish individuals belonged to 59 different species. The fish were collected with an electric fishing gear from a boat, but in rivers Sapánta, Iza and Mara we waded into the river. Among the species with small distribution areas and important faunistic and conservational value the following ones were present: Eudontomyzon danfordi, Rutilus pigus virgo, Leuciscus souffia agassizi, Barbus pelopennesius petényi, Gobio uranoscopus, Gobio kessleri, Hucho hucho, Gymnocephalus schraetzer, Zingel zingel, Zingel streber, Cottus poecilopus.
Physical Description:455-470
ISSN:1418-0448