Synagris - 

 Gargus noc.t# 

 Serranus sp, 

 Saurida tumbil 

 . Stehri (esp. petites) 

 SGrop8.enide 

 Sphr^.Hi'aena sp» 

 Scopiopsis sp« • 

 Serranus aureolatus 

 Scatopha.gus argus 

 Tetrodon \0opardus 

 Trichiurus sp# 

 Triacanthus striglifer 

 Tetrodon stellatus 

 Triacanthus .sp • 

 Therapon sp. 

 Tenthis sp. 

 llpenoides 



This large group of fish is reported to be commercia lly unimportant at the 

 present time, accounting for not more than tv/o percent of the total catch in the 

 Persian Gulf • ^ 



The fish of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman are of miarine coastal 

 type. The percentage of sm.ll fish is higher in the Gulf of Oman and decreases 

 westward. Except for the Khuzistan coestal region no important flow of fresh 

 water exists. The average depth of the Persian Gulf is reported to be about 

 50 meters, v/ith a maximum depth of 100 meters at the Straight of Hormuz. The 

 sea tide of the area averages approximately tv/o meters. 



Production 



The six principal fish production centers of Southern Iran and the estimi- 

 ated annual production of each are as follows: 



Khuzistan 

 Bushire 

 Lingeh 

 Abba s s i 

 Jask 



Chah-Bahar 



With the exception of the JP^^O tons of sardines canned annually in the 

 Government cannery at Bandar Abbas, no data are available as to the percentage 

 of the total 8000 ton catch v/hich is dried, salted or sold fresh. It is thought, 

 however, that the bulk of these fish are dried, v^rith the next highest percentage 

 being sold as fresh fish. 



The cannery at Bandar Abbas is ■ at pregemt consuming about 100-120 tons of 

 fresh fish annually. The Anglo-Iranian Oil Comipany buys annually UOOr-^OO tons. 

 Purchases for both these concerns are ijade through contacts with merchants* 



Mr. Rostami is of the opinion that the fish production of the Persian Gulf 

 and the Gulf of Oman could easily be expanded to 200,000 mietric tons and that a 



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