Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research 14 (5): 620-623, 2013 ISSN 1990-9233 © IDOSI Publications, 2013 DOI: 10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2013.14.5.73148 Corresponding Author: Rohollah Abbaspour, Young Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan Branch, Iran. P.O. Box: 1616. 620 Comparative Survey of Morphometric-meristic Male and Female Anjak Fish (Schizocypris brucei, Annandale and Hora, 1920) of Hamoun Wetland in South East Iran Rohollah Abbaspour, Mina Rahbar and Javad Mesgaran Karimi Young Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan Branch, Iran, P.O. Box: 1616 Abstract: The species named schizocypris brucei belongs to the cyprinidae family and of fish that has native economic value to the southeastern regions of Iran. Surveying specifications of morphometric-meristic fish in Hamoun wetland and Chahnimes Iran was done in breeding season (April 2010) and after fishing with a spring net 11 mm, a total of 36 specimens of this species transferred to the laboratory. The results of morphometric- meristic survey showed that these fish have an average total of 18.5±1.99 cm length, 55.5±14.45 g weight and 1.4±2.42 year. The mean number of lateral line scales is 92.1±8.95 and the number of vertebrate is assigned 42±5.38. Mean head length is 3.2±0.40 cm, length of caudal fin is 2.6±0.36 cm, the distance pre-anal is 11.3±1.40 cm, diameter of eye is 0.5±0.11 cm, the distance between the eye is 1.0±0.16 cm, mean standard length is 15.4±1.70 cm, the mean fork length is16.9±1.73 cm, maximum height body is 2.9±0.42, height and length of dorsal fin is 3.1±0.50, 1.7±0.32 cm respectively, height and length of the anal fine is 1.00±0.24, 2.6±0.62 cm respectively, the length pectoral fins is 2.2±0.31cm, fins abdominal is 1.8±0.31cm, distance of the fine pectoral-abdominal is 4.1±0.52 cm and abdominal-anal is 3.5±0.5 cm were calculated. Also sex and morphometric-meristic specifications of the type of each male and female was compared and it was found that male and female are different in 20 morphometric factors and 2 meristic factors. Overall, little difference between the minimum and maximum total length and total weight, very low growth in the life of this fish and the low reproductive age is shown. Key word: Morphometric-Meristic Schizocypris brucei Hamoun Wetland Iran INTRODUCTION Afghanistan countries binds. Anjak (Schizocypris brucei) Morphometric and meristic study are vigorous tools endemic fishes East Iranian waters which Hamoun for measuring discreteness of the same species [1]. wetlands three fold and continuously water resources Meristic characters are the countable structures occurring (rivers, wetlands and wells leading to the middle of Sistan) in series (myomeres, vertebrae, fin rays... etc) in fish. habit, which has long body (Figure 1), with pharyngeal These characters are among the characters most teeth row three: 2, 3, 4 - 4, 3, 2, body color in the back commonly used for differentiation of species and is bluish and the flanks and belly are silvery [3]. populations [2]. Hamoun wetlands in the Ramsar Hence, morphometric-meristic characteristics in Anjak convention (1971) one of the Wetlands International is were studied in April 2009 in the Hamoun wetland of reported the world. Despite being the animal fauna isn’t Iran. In Iranian waters (freshwater and sea water), rich but has a particular environmental importance. fish have been poorly studied and little biological There are two native rare species of the genus information is available [4, 5]. The present study Schizothorax and a species of the genus Schizocypris describes the comparative of morphometric-meristic belong subfamily Schizothoracinae which the fishes male and female anjak fish in Hamoun wetland in South fauna Iran with Central Asia and China, India, Pakistan, East Iran. is belongs to the Cyprinidae family and to economic