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WOS: 000350932200012, Concentrations of Ag, Cu and Zn were studied in muscle and liver of Barbus plebejus, Cyprinus carpi and Leuciscus cephalus from Kilickaya Reservoir. The heavy metal analysis of samples were carried out by using a flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The mean heavy metal concentrations of Ag, Cu and Zn were obtained as 1.47 +/- 3.44, 1.65 +/- 3.31 and 2.89 +/- 4.52 mu g in muscle and 1.78 +/- 4.19, 2.07 +/- 3.28 and 10.58 +/- 3.88 mu g respectively in liver for Barbus plebejus, the corresponding figures were 9.67 +/- 1.36, 3.53 +/- 4.56 and 11.64 +/- 21.79 mu g/g in muscle and 10.06 +/- 1.14, 5.10 +/- 4.94 and 55.28 +/- 40.77 mu g/g in liver for Cyprinus carpio and 8.54 +/- 1.55, 1.58 +/- 2.93 and 3.16 +/- 4.52 mu g/g in muscle and 8.15 +/- 3.14, 3.35 +/- 5.13 and 13.73 +/- 11.82 mu g/g in liver for Leuciscus cephalus. Zinc concentrations differed significantly between the two tissues (p

WOS: 000333011000017, The fatty acid compositions of the total lipid, neutral and polar lipid fractions in the liver and muscle of Capoeta sieboldii and Capoeta baliki from Todurge Lake were determined. Major fatty acids found in total lipid (TL) and neutral lipid (NL) in liver and muscles were C16:0, C16:1 n-7, C18:1 n-9, C18: 1 n-7, C20:4 n-6, C20:5 n-3, C22:5 n-3, and C22:6 n-3. Beside these acids, C18:0 was another notable fatty acid in polar lipid (PL) fraction of the tissues investigated. The n-3/n-6 ratio, which is an indicator of health benefits of fish oils, was between 2.89 (PLs of liver) and 5.84 (PLs of muscle) in C. baliki, while it was found between 1.43 (PLs of liver) and 2.52 (NLs of muscle) in C. sieboldii. C. baliki was the excellent species in terms of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) levels in TL (43.92% in muscle) and PLs (52.94% in muscle) and C22:6 n-3 amounts (docosahexaenoic acid; DHA) were responsible for these high percentages. These results suggest that Capoeta species investigated have high nutritive value in terms of polyunsaturated fatty acids for human nutrition.

WOS: 000322193400001, PubMed ID: 24499578, The concentrations of heavy metals (Ag, Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn) were analyzed in muscle, skin and liver of Anatolian Khramulya, Capoeta tinca (Heckel, 1843) from Camligoze Dam Lake located at Central Anatolian region of Turkey. The heavy metal analysis of samples was carried out by using a flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Ag, Cd, Co, Pb and Zn were found in all of the examined tissues. Cu and Ni were not determined in all tissues studied. The mean concentrations of heavy metals in all of the examined tissues of Capoeta tinca were as follows: Ag: 0.057 +/- 0.038-0.120 +/- 0.051, Cd: 0.020 +/- 0.004-1.451 +/- 0.879, Co: 0.127 +/- 0.067-0.205 +/- 0.086, Pb: 1.939 +/- 0.477-2.604 +/- 0.393 and Zn: 0.056 +/- 0.014 0.530 +/- 0.129 mu g/g in Camligoze Dam Lake. According to international criterias and Turkish regulation, heavy metal concentrations especially Cd and Pb in Camligoze Dam Lake were found above the permissible levels for examined tissues of Capoeta tinca. Furthermore, frequent consumption of contaminated fish is able to offer a serious public health risk. Therefore, the concentrations of metals accumulated in the fish, which are commonly consumed by public, should be monitored periodically in Camligoze Dam Lake.

WOS: 000306540900014, This study, investigate the condition factors of some Cyprinid fishes in Kilickaya Reservoir, Central Anatolian region of Turkey. The obtained results were compared with other studies from different habitats in Turkey. Cyprinus carpio (1.7856.+/- 0.2603) has the greatest mean condition factor followed by Leuciscus cephalus (1.6373 +/- 0.1483), Capoeta sieboldii (1.1596 +/- 0.1186), Capoeta tinca (1.1375 +/- 0.0991) and Barbus plebejus(1.1336 +/- 0.1083). According to the results, condition factors of some Cyprinid fishes are shown that a good level of nutrition of fish and nutritional capacity in Kilickaya Reservoir. Knowledge of condition factors of some Cyprinid fishes are important for adequate management and maintenance of the bio-ecological equilibrium of the ecosystem in Kilickaya Reservoir.