Qanat native fish species of Iran for introduction to ornamental fishes industry

The inlandwater resourses are including;lakes,wetlands,rivers ,springs and qanats. The qanat is the water or channel through which water flows from the depths of the earth to its surface. Over the past two decades, studies have been done on the  inlandwater resources by writers of this article and other reseachers. The results of the studies showed that 22 fish species belonging to 5 family comprising of   Syprinidae, Poeciliidae, Nemacheilidae, Cyprinodontidae and Channidae have been  identified . Among them 6  species including, Aphanius dispar, Chaana gachua, Paraschistura kessleri,،Garra rosica , Garra persica and Garra rufa are suitable to introduce as aquarium fishes.