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The Van Lake Basin is a closed basin that has many water sources. This differentiation in the water resources shows on endemic fish species. All species of fish showing natural distribution in basin are consist of Albanus tarichi, Alburnus timarensis, Barbus ercisianus, Capoeta kosswigi, and Oxynoemacheilus ercisianus. It is important to know the ecological characteristics of the endemic fish species in order to ensure their continuity in Van Lake Basin. Domestic and industrial wastes, sand quarries and illegal sand extraction activities, regulators, culverts and bridges on the river, river improvement studies and poaching in breeding period are the main threats to these endemic species. The present study, it is aimed to give some information about ecological and biological characteristics of endemic fish species and water resources in Van Lake Basin, differences between the fish species that are separated from …

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Endemic fish species of Van Lake Basin.

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