This study aimed at determining the fish fauna composition in 16th of Tishreen Lake
(Alkabeer Alshimali River). A total of 730 individual fishes were collected between April
2012 and March 2013 from five different sites along the lake /Alsafkoon, W
ata-Alsheer,
Alkerassat, Mazraet Alsheikh Deeb, and Alaqfaas area/.
Our results showed the presence of only six main fish species belonging to three
families (Tillapia zillii, Cyprinus carpio, Liza abu,Varicorhinus damascinus, Garra rufa
and Garra lamta). The results also showed that Tilapia zillii was the most caught fish, and
Wata-Alsheer was the richest site in the lake. These results showed a decrease in the
number of fish species and their quantities compared to that in previous studies on the lake.
The study included 132 Free – living fish in Lake of 16 Tishreen Dam,
collected randomly during the period from 22/11/2011 until 22/10/2012, on
average once a month, for detecting the infection of parasitic copepoda, and
determine the distribution rate, and their effect on the fish productivity.
