The gobies are non-commercialfishes in the Iranian waters of the Caspian Sea for which population dynamics and stock status are poorly known. In this survey, we tried to definespecies diversity and catch per unit effort (CPUE)of Gobiidae by using beach seine nets in Salmanshahr, the southern Caspian Sea. From March 2011 to April 2012, 224 specimens representing4 gobiid species, belonging to genus Ponticola and Neogobius, were caught. The deepwater Goby, Ponticola bathybius(Kessler, 1877),was the most abundant species with 92.8% frequency.The highest catch per unit effort of gobiid fishes was obtained in spring. The species diversity was highest in spring according to Shannon’s index.
Kalantarian S, Abdoli A, Kiabi B. Species diversity and catch per unit effort (CPUE) of Gobiidae in Salmanshahr, coastal area of the southern Caspian Sea. IJFS 2017; 16 (2) :549-556 URL: http://jifro.ir/article-1-2719-en.html