Özet:

This study was carried out with aim to determine the fish species inhabited in Elekçi River(Fatsa/Ordu). Fish specimens were catched between March 2012-September 2013. Fish samples were caught by electroshocker, cast nets, fisherman’s dip net, fishing nets and fishing lines during the study time. Two family from the research area (Cyprinidae, Gobiidae) and eight species; Rhodeus sericeus (Palas, 1776), Squalius cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758),  Capoeta tinca (Heckel, 1843), Capoeta sieboldii (Steindachner, 1864), Barbus tauricus (Kesler, 1877), Vimba vimba (Linnaeus, 1758), Alburnus chalcoides (Güldenstädt, 1772) and Neogobius fluviatilis (Pallas, 1814) have been identified. The systematically characters of each fish species have been explained.

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