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List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Armenia
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Table 1: 55 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 1 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 0 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 56 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table : 56 .
     
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Family Species Author Info Occurrence Common names Abundance Max length Maturity Remark Photo
Leuciscidae Abramis brama (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   82.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Leuciscidae Acanthobrama microlepis (De Filippi, 1863) Fr native   25.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in Arpa and Vorotan rivers and Kechut reservoir. 
Leuciscidae Alburnoides bipunctatus (Bloch, 1782) Fr native   18.50 cm TL male/unsexed   
Leuciscidae Alburnus chalcoides (Güldenstädt, 1772) Fr native   40.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Leuciscidae Alburnus filippii Kessler, 1877 Fr native   20.30 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from Arpilitsh over 3000 m above sea level (Ref. 33550). Recorded from all rivers of Armenia (Ref. 41168). 
Leuciscidae Alburnus hohenackeri Kessler, 1877 Fr native   15.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Leuciscidae Ballerus ballerus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   49.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cyprinidae Barbus cyclolepis Heckel, 1837 Fr questionable   30.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cyprinidae Barbus cyri De Filippi, 1865 Fr native   33.00 cm TL female  Known from Lake Sevan and its tributaries (Ref. 41168). 
Cyprinidae Barbus lacerta Heckel, 1843 Fr native   37.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Inhabits Lake Akna, almost all reservoirs of Armenia and Akhurian, Debet and Metsamor rivers (Ref. 41168). 
Leuciscidae Blicca bjoerkna (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   45.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Type locality of Barbus bjoerkna derjavini, Sevdzhur River, tributary to Araks River, Armenia.(Ref. 124648). Inhabits river Metsamor (Ref. 41168). 
Cyprinidae Capoeta capoeta (Güldenstädt, 1773) Fr native   41.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in almost all reservoirs of Armenia, and the Arpa, Debet and Vorotan rivers (Ref. 41168). 
Cyprinidae Capoeta kaput Levin, Prokofiev & Roubenyan, 2019 Fr native    Type locality of Capoeta kaput, Khoda Afarin Reservoir (Ref. 123477).  No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Capoeta sevangi De Filippi, 1865 Fr native  Sevan khramulya (English)  68.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Endemic to Lake Sevan (Ref. 41094, 41168). Also Ref. 1441. 
Cyprinidae Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   64.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cyprinidae Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782) Fr native   46.60 cm TL male/unsexed 14.5 Found in lakes and rivers of Ararat Valley and reservoirs in most regions of Armenia (Ref. 41168). 
Leuciscidae Chondrostoma colchicum Derjugin, 1899 Fr native   28.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Leuciscidae Chondrostoma cyri Kessler, 1877 Fr native   24.60 cm SL male/unsexed  Recorded from Akhurian, Debet, Marmarik and Metsamor rivers and the Arpi Lich reservoir (Ref. 41168). 
Salmonidae Coregonus lavaretus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr introduced   73.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Inhabits Lake Sevan and Kechut reservoir. Reproduce during November to January (Ref. 41168). 
Salmonidae Coregonus maraenoides Polyakov, 1874 Fr introduced   60.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Xenocyprididae Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes, 1844) Fr, Ex introduced   150 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758 Fr, Fi, Aq native   120 cm TL male/unsexed  Inhabits Lake Sevan, Akhurian and Metsamor rivers and some reservoirs of Armenia (Ref. 41168). Aquaculture production reached 1000-1500 t/yr in the 1980s, at present it only reaches 30-50 t/yr. (Ref. 41168). Also Ref. 59043. 
Esocidae Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758 Fr native   137 cm FL male/unsexed ;150 cm TL female   
Poeciliidae Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853) Fr introduced   5.10 cm TL male/unsexed ;7.00 cm TL female   
Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859 Fr introduced   4.70 cm TL male/unsexed ;8.00 cm TL female   
Gobionidae Gobio gobio (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   21.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from canals in Andranikavan, the Metsamor River near Griboedovo of the Echmiadzin District, Ranchpar of the Masissk District and at the Armashsk and Masissk pondfish farms. 
Xenocyprididae Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes, 1844) Fr, Aq introduced   120 cm TL male/unsexed  Aquaculture production amounts to 200-300 t/yr, although 3000-4000 t/yr was recorded in the early 80s (Ref. 41168). 
Xenocyprididae Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Richardson, 1845) Fr introduced   146 cm SL male/unsexed  Observed in Akhurian and Araks rivers (Ref. 41168). 
Ictaluridae Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818) Fr introduced   132 cm TL male/unsexed  Observed in Araks river and within Ararat Valley (Ref. 41168). 
Gobiidae Knipowitschia caucasica (Berg, 1916) Fr native   5.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in Metsamor river and Ararat Valley reservoirs. 
Leuciscidae Leucaspius delineatus (Heckel, 1843) Fr native   9.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Collected from the lower Razdan River, 2-3 km away from the Yerevan Lake. During spawning in summer, the fish leaves the studied plot of the Razdan and does not return until September; probably as a result of the lack of poor conditions for breeding in a river (low temperature, running water, etc.) (Ref. 27674). 
Leuciscidae Leuciscus aspius (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   120 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from Akhurian, Arpa, Metsamor and Vorotan rivers and Akhurian and Arpi Lich reservoirs (Ref. 41168). 
Leuciscidae Leuciscus idus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   85.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Leuciscidae Leuciscus leuciscus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   40.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cyprinidae Luciobarbus capito (Güldenstädt, 1773) Fr native   105 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in Akhurian and Metsamor rivers and some reservoirs of Armenia (Ref. 41168). 
Cyprinidae Luciobarbus mursa (Güldenstädt, 1773) Fr native   39.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from Akhurian, Arpa, Metsamor and Vorotan rivers and Arpi Lich reservoir (Ref. 41168). 
Xenocyprididae Mylopharyngodon piceus (Richardson, 1846) Fr introduced   180 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from Akhurian and Araks rivers. 
Gobiidae Neogobius fluviatilis (Pallas, 1814) Fr native   20.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Found within Ararat Valley reservoirs. 
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792) Fr native   122 cm TL male/unsexed   
Nemacheilidae Oxynoemacheilus angorae (Steindachner, 1897) Fr native   8.90 cm TL male/unsexed   
Nemacheilidae Oxynoemacheilus brandtii (Kessler, 1877) Fr native   7.80 cm TL male/unsexed   
Leuciscidae Pelecus cultratus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   60.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Percidae Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758 Fr native   60.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Gobionidae Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Fr introduced   12.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Now inhabits all reservoirs of Ararat Valley and neighboring territories (Ref. 41168). 
Acheilognathidae Rhodeus amarus (Bloch, 1782) Fr introduced   11.20 cm TL male/unsexed  There is no evidence of occurrence in Armenia as native element; probably an introduction but have no further record (Alexander V. Kozhara, pers. comm. 08/01). Introduced (Ref. 59043). 
Gobionidae Romanogobio persus (Günther, 1899) Fr native   10.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Recorded from Akhurian and Metsamor rivers and Arpi Lich reservoir (Ref. 41168). 
Leuciscidae Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   50.20 cm TL male/unsexed  Found in Sevdgur river basin. 
Cobitidae Sabanejewia aurata (De Filippi, 1863) Fr native   14.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Salmonidae Salmo ischchan Kessler, 1877 Fr endemic  Sevan trout (English)  104 cm TL male/unsexed  Type locality: Lake Sevan (Ref. 26282). Recorded from Akna, Kari, Sev rivers (Ref. 41168). Endemic to Lake Sevan (Ref. 41094). 
Salmonidae Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758 Fr native   140 cm SL male/unsexed 12.5 Found in Kura , Dzoraget and Pambak rivers (Ref. 41168). 
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