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Based on our research and surveys conducted among amateur fishers the composition of Ichthyofauna in Spendaryan Reservoir is presented, as well as the morphological characteristics of Scrapper Capoeta capoeta and Crucian carp Carassius gibelio, which are the main objects of amateur fishing, are described. The main factors having a negative impact on the Ichthyofauna of Spandaryan Reservoir have been identified, which was taken into consideration to propose increasing the fish productivity of Spandaryan Reservoir by importing and breeding more economically valuable fish species, thus contributing to the sustainable socio-economic development of rural communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article touches upon the morphological characteristics of Crucian carp Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782), Kura chub Alburnoides eichwaldii, Kura nase Chondrostoma cyri, Stone moroko Pseudorasbora parva, Grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella currently found in the Karnut Reservoir, as well as the extensity and intensity of infection of individual fish species such as Ligula intestinalis with plerocercoid. Based on the conducted studies, it is recommended to increas the fish productivity of the Karnut Reservoir by importing and breeding the most economically valuable fish species, thus contributing to the socio-economic sustainable development of rural communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Ichthyofauna of Joghaz reservoir in Tavush region has been studied for the first time, where 7 species have been identified: Crucian carp, Common carp, Scrapper, Kura bleak, Stone moroko, Golden spined loach registered in RA Red Book of Animals and unidentified type Cobitis. The most numerous types of these species are Crucian carp, Scrapper, Kura bleak and Stone moroko, which, by their external characteristics, are not substantially different from the same species of fish found in the other freshwaters of Armenia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]