The Assessment of Community Interest Fish Species from Protected Area Rosci0229

In the protected area ROSCI0229 Siriu were named three fish species of community interest: Gobio uranoscopus frici Vladykov, 1925, Barbus petenyi Heckel, 1847 and Cottus gobio Linné, 1758. Out of 193 fish collected in 2010, 49 were Barbus petenyi and 37 Cottus gobio. In the three monitored rivers (Buzău River, Siriu River, and Crasna River), Barbus petenyi was present in two of them and Cottus gobio was present in all of them. According to the analytical indices of population, frequency, numerical abundance and density we assessed a favorable population status for Barbus petenyi in Buzău River and a medium favorable population status for Cottus gobio in Buzău River and its tributaries Crasna River and Siriu River.