Fish
Turkestan Catfish / Turkestan Zhayany, Zhayany Fish, Lakka
html Turkestan Catfish Status: 2 [VU: E]. The only representative of the genus in Kyrgyzstan.
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html Turkestan Catfish Status: 2 [VU: E]. The only representative of the genus in Kyrgyzstan.
Issyk-Kul Scaleless Osman Status: 2 [CR: D]. Lake form, very rare, critically endangered. Endemic, has higher growth rates compared to other forms.
Issyk-Kul Marinka Status: 2 [EN: D]. A rare taxon inhabiting Lake Issyk-Kul. Its independent species status was established in 1953 [10]. An endemic species with declining numbers, it has commercial significance.
Turkestan Barbel Status: 2 [VU: D]. A subspecies that is endangered in Kyrgyzstan. One of the representatives of the genus Barbus in Kyrgyzstan.
Aral Barbel Status: 2 [CR: C]. Species extinct in Kyrgyzstan.
Chuy Ostroluchka Status: 2 [CR: C]. Possibly already extinct in Kyrgyzstan, an endemic subspecies [10].
Pike Asp Status: 2 [CR: A]. Listed in the Red Book of the Kyrgyz SSR in 1984. A rare species inhabiting the basins of the Amudarya and Syrdarya rivers. In Kyrgyzstan, there have been no recorded catches in recent years. It may already be extinct. An endemic species of Central Asia with commercial significance.
Anthropogenic factors – the introduction of alien species, pollution of water bodies, irrigation activities, poaching – have led to a sharp decline in the populations of many indigenous fish species. Some of them have virtually ceased to appear in catches over the past 10 years and have been recommended for inclusion in the Red Book of Kyrgyzstan. Some species, whose numbers have significantly decreased, require specific measures for their protection and population recovery. These include the