Identification of Plathycephalidae species in Bushehr Province waters (Persian Gulf)

Abstract

During the conducted cruises for implementation of projects entitling, "Studying Shrimp Nursery in Bushehr Esturies" and "Assessment of Bentic Stocks through Swept Area Method" in Iranian waters of the Persian Gulf, some samples of aquatics were collected. Among the collected samples the species belonging to Platycephalidae were identified in the region and are included: Platycephalus indicus, Grammoplites suppositus, Grammoplites scaber G. suppositus had more abundance than two other species (56%) and P. indicus had the largest size of total length.