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<p>This study aimed to evaluate morphological differences between cultured and wild common carp, <italic>Cyprinus carpio</italic> L. Wild specimens were collected from fishers operating in the waters of the Shatt al-Arab River, Basrah, Iraq, while cultured specimens were obtained from the Aquaculture Unit of the Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq. Significant changes were detected in all eight morphometric and three meristic characters measured and counted. Boxplots by habitat and variable showed high divergence between the populations. The meristic counts were also higher in the cultured population, and, ultimately, the two populations diverged.</p>
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This study aimed to evaluate morphological differences between cultured and wild common carp, Cyprinus carpio L. Wild specimens were collected from fishers operating in the waters of the Shatt al-Arab River, Basrah, Iraq, while cultured specimens were obtained from the Aquaculture Unit of the Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq. Significant changes were detected in all eight morphometric and three meristic characters measured and counted. Boxplots by habitat and variable showed high divergence between the populations. The meristic counts were also higher in the cultured population, and, ultimately, the two populations diverged.

Morphometric and meristic characters of cultured and wild carp, <italic>Cyprinus carpio</italic> L., populations (southern Iraq)

Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, College of Agriculture

Fisheries & Aquatic Life

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Morphometric and meristic characters of cultured and wild carp,  L., populations (southern Iraq)

This study aimed to evaluate morphological differences between cultured and wild common carp, Cyprinus carpio L. Wild specimens were collected from fishers...

Morphometric and meristic characters of cultured and wild carp, Cyprinus carpio L., populations (southern Iraq)

Publié en ligne: 13 oct. 2022

Pages: 95 - 103

Reçu: 17 févr. 2022

Accepté: 02 juin 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aopf-2022-0009

Mots clés
morphometric, meristic, escapees, body shape variation, Cyprinidae

© 2022 Laith A. Jawad et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Morphometric and meristic characters of cultured and wild carp, Cyprinus carpio L., populations (southern Iraq)

Publié en ligne: 13 oct. 2022

Pages: 95 - 103

Reçu: 17 févr. 2022

Accepté: 02 juin 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aopf-2022-0009

Mots clésmorphometric, meristic, escapees, body shape variation, Cyprinidae

© 2022 Laith A. Jawad et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
morphometric, meristic, escapees, body shape variation, Cyprinidae