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Office : Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources Email : keivany@iut.ac.ir Phone : +98 31 3391 3572 Fax : +98 31 3391 2840 Web Site : Dr. Yazdan Keivany

Associate Professor

Research Fields : Ichthyology

Fish systematics

Fish Biology

Phylogeny

Teaching

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Recent Publications

Pourkhazaei, F.; Keivany, Y.; Dorafshan, S.; Paykan Heyrati, F.; Brenig, B. & Komrakova, M. 2024. Embryonic and larval development of reciprocal diploid and triploid hybrids of Caspian trout (Salmo caspius) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Aquacul

Alghada, D.; Ebrahimi Dorche,E.; Keivany, Y. & Jalali, AH. 2023. Evaluation of yellow mealworm larvae (Tenebrio molitor, Insecta, Tenebrionidae) meal as a dietary protein source in Asian Seabass (Lates calcarifer) based on growth and some biochemical par

Zare Shahraki, M.; Keivany, Y.; Ebrahimi Dorche, E.; Blocksom, K.; Bruder, A.; Flotemersch, F. & Bănăduc, D. 2023. Distribution and Expansion of Alien Fish Species in the Karun River Basin, Iran. Fishes 8(11): 538.

JORFIPOUR, M.; KEIVANY, Y. & GHAFOURI, Z. 2023. Age and growth of Abu Mullet, Planiliza abu (Heckel, 1843), in Karun River, Southwestern Iran. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 10(1): 1-7.

GHAFOURI, Z. & KEIVANY, Y. 2022. Age and growth of Isfahan tooth-carp, Esmaeilius isfahanensis (Hrbek, Keivany & Coad, 2006) in the Zayandehrud River, Central Iran. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 9(2): 88-95.

Zare‐Shahraki, M., E Ebrahimi‐Dorche, Y Keivany, K Blocksom, A Bruder. 2022. A fish‐based multi‐metric assessment index in the Karun River basin, Iran. River Research and Applications 38(2): 1-22.

Keivany, Y.; Mahmoodi, S.; Dorafshan, S. & Malekian, M. 2022. Taxonomy of Spirlins (Alburnoides‎ spp.) in Iran. Experimental animal Biology 11(2): 1-22.

ALGHADA, D.; EBRAHIMI, E.; KEIVANY, Y. & JALALI, S.A.H. 2022. Effects of substituting fishmeal by mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) on growth and composition of Asian seabass in saline ground waters. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 9(3): 165-174.

Jorfipour, M.; Keivany, Y.; Paykan-Heyrati, F. & Ghafoori, Z. 2022. Feeding indices of Planiliza abu (Heckel, 1843) in Karun River, Southwestern Iran. Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences 20(4): 693-700.

Mohammadi-Sarpiri, K.; Keivany, Y. & Dorafshan, D. 2021. Descriptive osteology of Alburnoides holciki (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Iran. FishTaxa 20: 39-47

Shabaninejad, F.; Keivany, Y. & Bagheri, D. 2021. Geometric Morphometric Comparison of Abu Mullet, Planiliza abu (Heckel, 1843) Populations in Bushehr Basin, Iran. Tanzania Journal of Science 47(1): 1-9.

Zamani-Faradonbe, M. & Keivany, Y. 2021. Comparative osteology of two Garra species (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae) from Hormuz and Sistan basins of Iran. Scientific Journal of Zoology 10(1): 152-160

Pourmohammad, M.; Keivany, Y. & Paykan-Heyrati, F. 2021. Reproductive biology of oriental sole, Brachirus orientalis, in Northern Persian Gulf. Regional Studies in Marine Science 47(101911): 1-5

Keivany, Y. & Ghorbani-Ranjbari, Z. 2021. Biometry of Barilius mesopotamicus populations in Iran. Journal of Applied Ichthyological Research 8(4): 24-35.

Zamani-Faradonbe, M. & Keivany, Y. 2021. Descriptive Study of Some Osteological Parts of Rosy Stone Lapper (Garra rossica) from Mashkid Basin of Iran. International Journal of Zoology 2021(5525109): 1-7

Zamani-Faradonbe, M.; Keivany, Y.; Dorafshan, S. & Zhang, E. 2021. Two new species of Garra (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from western Iran. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 31(1): 1-22.

Keivany, Y. & Mohamadiyani, V. 2021. Reproductive biology of the large scale barb, Capoeta aculeata (Valenciennes, 1844) in Gizehrud River, Tigris basin, Iran. North-Western Journal of Zoology 17(1): 24-28

Zamani-Faradonbe, M. & Keivany, Y. 2021. Biodiversity and distribution of Garra species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Iran. Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences 20(1): 276-291.

Keivany, Y. & Kamaloo, M.R. 2021. Reproduction of Sefidrud stone loach, Oxynoemacheilus bergianus (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) in Kordan River of Namak basin, Iran. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 8(2): 95-103

Dastanpoor, D.; Keivany, Y. & Ebrahimi, E. 2021. Comparative osteology of three endemic cichlids (Iranocichla spp.)(Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Cichlidae) from southern Iran. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 51(1): 67–75

Keivany, Y.; Aalipour,M. & Ebrahimi, E. 2020. Studying some reproduction characteristics of rainbow trout in Beheshtabad River of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. Iranian Scientific Fisheries Journal 29(2): 125-137.

Keivany, Y. & Ghorbani-Ranjbari, Z. 2020. Estimation of growth and mortality parameters and length-weight relationship of Barilius mesopotamicus Berg, 1932 populations in Iran. Fisheries Science & Technology 9(3): 193-200.

Zamani-Faradonbe, Y Keivany, S Dorafshan. 2020. Osteological plasticity of Garra rufa populations in Iranian inland waters (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 7(1): 103-119.

Zamani-Faradonbe, M.; Keivany, Y. & Kermani, F. 2020. Allometric growth patterns in larvae and juveniles of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L., 1758). Ecoterra 17(1): 7-12.

Ghorbani-Ranjbari, Z. & Keivany, Y. 2019. Geometric morphometric comparison of three populations of Barilius mesopotamicus (Berg 1932) in Jarrahi River basin. Journal of Aquatic Ecology 9(2): 129-139.

Zamani-Faradonbe,M.; Y Keivany, S Dorafshan, M Abbasi-Jeshvaghani. 2020. Body shape variation of Garra rufa (Heckel)(Teleostei: Cyprinidae) using geometric and morphometric techniques. Journal of Animal Diversity 2(1): 127-140.

Zamani-Faradonbe, M.; Keivany, Y.; Dorafshan, S. & Abbasi-Jeshvaghani, M. 2020. Body shape variation of Garra rufa (Heckel) (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) using geometric and morphometric techniques. Journal of Animal Diversity 2(1): 127-140.

Ebrahimi , E.; M. Zare Shahraki, O. Farhadian, Y. Keivany. 2020. Ecosystem Investigation of Zayanderood Dam Lake. Journal of Water & Soil Science 23(4): 355-365.

Moezzi, S.A.; Keivany, Y. & Abbasi, K. 2020. Cephalic osteology of Caspian nase Chondrostoma cyri (Kessler, 1877). Journal of Aquatic Ecology 9 (4): 50-58.

Alghada, D.; Keivany, Y. & Paykan-Heyrati, F. 2020. Feeding habits of oriental sole (Brachirus orientalis) on the Bushehr coast of the Persian Gulf. Fisheries & Aquatic Life 28(3): 175-185.

Keivany, Y. & Siami, M. 2020.Age and growth of a newly described barb, Capoeta coadi (Cyprinidae), in Beheshtabad River, Tigris basin. International Journal of Limnology 56(26): 1-8.

Moezzi, S.A.; Keivany, Y. & Elvira, B. 2020. Comparative osteology of Chondrostoma orientale and C. nasus. Nova Biologica Reperta 7(3): 278-284.

Zare-Shahraki, M.; Keivany, Y.; Ebrahimi, E.; Bruder, A. & Flotemersch, J. 2020. Length-weight relationships of seven fish species from the Karun River system, southwestern Iran. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 7(4): 352-355.

Ghorbani-Ranjbari, Z. & Keivany, Y. 2019. Geometric morphometric comparison of three populations of Barilius mesopotamicus (Berg 1932) in Jarrahi River basin. Journal of Aquatic Ecology 9(2): 129-139.

Hasankhani M, Keivany, Y., Jabaleh,A., Pouladi, M. & Mahboobi Soofiani, N.M. 2019. A study on abundance and biodiversity of fishes in Sirvan River in Kurdistan. Journal of Applied Ichthyological Research 6(3): 35-50.

Zamani-Faradonbe, M.; Keivany, Y. & Dorafshan, S. 2019. Phenotypic diversity in Hari garra, Garra rossica (Nikol’skii, 1900) populations (Cyprinidae) in Iranian river systems. Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity 3 (3): 1-9.

Mouludi-Saleh, A. & Keivany, Y. 2019. Comparison of Transcaucasian Chub (Squalius turcicus De Filippi, 1865) populations in south-western Caspian Sea basin using geometric morphometric method. Journal of Animal Researches 32(3): 197-205.

Khoshnamvand H., M. Malekian, Y. Keivany. 2019. Feasibility of using geometric morphometrics on larvae of Loristan newt for population identifications. Journal of Animal Research (Iranian Journal of Biology) 32(1), 16-24

Keivany, Y.; Banimasani, M. & Ebrahimi, E. 2019. Geometric morphometric comparison of teilehkhus fish (Capoeta capoeta) in three basins of Iran. Journal of Applied Biology 32(3): 115-128.

Gafouri, Z.; Keivany, Y. & Soofiani, N.M. 2019. Reproductive biology of Aphanius isfahanensis in the Zayandehrud River, central Iran. Environmental Biology of Fishes 102 (1): 19-25.

Khoshnamvand H, M Malekian, Y. Keivany, F Goudarzi. 2019. DNA barcoding of the Luristan newt (Neurergus kaiseri) in south-western Iran. Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity 3(2), 11-17.

Tajik, Z. & Keivany, Y. 2019. Comparative biometry of the Urmia bleak populations, Alburnus atropatenae. Journal of Animal Research (Iranian Journal of Biology) 31(4), 382-394.

Aalipour, M.; Keivany, Y. & Ebrahimi, E. 2019. Feeding habits of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Beheshtabad River of Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari Province. Journal of Applied Biology 32(1): 76-97.

Malekian M., H. Khoshnamvand, Y. Keivany. 2019. Morphological assessment raises the possibility of cryptic species within the Luristan newt, Neurergus kaiseri (Amphibia: Salamandridae). Herpetological Journal 29(4), 237-244.

Banimasani, M., Keivany, Y. & Ebrahimi, E. 2019. Comparative geometric morphometric study of Capoeta fusca populations in Kavir and Harirud basins. Experimental Animal Biology 7(4): 107-115.

Zamani-Faradonbe, M. & Keivany, Y. 2019. Temperature sensitivity of skeletal development in Oreochromis niloticus (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 6(2): 123-137.

Moezzi S.A., Y. Keivany, S. Dorfshan. 2019. Descriptive osteology of Chondrostoma regium (Heckel, 1843) in Tigris basin. Journal of Fisheries 72(2), 179

Aalipour, M., Keivany, Y. & Ebrahimi, E. 2019. Feeding habits of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Beheshtabad River of Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari Province. Journal of Applied Biology 32(1): 76-97.

Khoshnamvand, H.; Malekian, M.; Keivany, Y.; Zamani-Faradonbe, M. & Amiri, M. 2019. Descriptive osteology of an imperiled amphibian, the Luristan newt (Neurergus kaiseri, Amphibia: Salamandridae). Acta Herpetologica 14 (1): 51-56.

Keivany, Y.; Mortazavi, S.S. & Farhadian, O. 2018. Age and growth of brond-snout, Chondrostoma regium in Beheshtabad River of Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari Province of Iran (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 5(1): 30-42.

Zamani-Faradonbe, M.; Keivany, Y. & Khoshnamvand, H. 2018. Length-weight and length-length relationships of four Garra species from Iranian basins. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 34(6): 1376-1378.

Ghorbani-Ranjbari, Z. & Keivany, Y. 2018. Geometric morphometric comparison of Barilius mesopotamicus (Berg, 1932) populations in Bushehr basin. Journal of Animal Researches 31(3): 242-252.

Keivany Y.; Zamani-Faradonbe, M.; Mousavi, S.M.A. & Dorafshan, S. 2018. Morphological variations of Alburnus mossulensis (Heckel, 1843) populations in Iran. Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 14(2): 73-89.

Keivany, Y.; Mortazavi, S. & Farhadian, O. 2018. Reproduction of King Nase (Chondrostoma regium) in Beheshtabad River of Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari. Journal of Fisheries Science and Technology 7(2):135-143.

Mouludi-Saleh, A.; Keivany, Y. & Jalali, S.A.H. 2018. Comparison of meristic traits in Transcaucasian chub (Squalius turcicus De Filippi, 1865) from Caspian Sea basin. International Journal of Aquatic Biology 6(1): 8-14.

Ghafoori, Z., Keivany, Y. & Soofiani, N.M. 2018. Feeding indices of Isfahan toothcarp (Aphanius isfahanensis) in Zayandehrud River in Iran (Teleostei: Aphaniidae). Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 5 (3): 184-191.

Mouludi‐Saleh A. & Keivany, Y. 2018. Length–weight and length–length relationships for three species of Squalius (Cyprinidae; Leuciscinae) from the Caspian Sea, Namak and Tigris basins of Iran. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 34: 1207–1209.

Ghorbani-Ranjbari, Z. & Keivany, Y. 2018. Geometric morphometric comparison of three populations of Barilius mesopotamicus (Berg 1932) in Jarrahi River basin. Journal of Aquatic Ecology 9(2): 129-139.

Ghorbani, R.Z.; Keivany, Y. & Zamani-Faradonbe, M. 2017. Geometric morphometric comparison of Barilius mesopotamicus (Berg, 1932) populations in Diala and Tigris River Basins. Journal of Fisheries 70(3): 231-242.

Banimasani, M., Keivany, Y. & Ebrahimi, E. 2018. Comparative study of Capoeta barroisi populations in Qomrud, Kor and Sheldon rivers using meristic and geometric morphometric data. Journal of Animal Environment 10(1): 145-152.

Mouludi-Saleh, A.; Keivany, Y. & Jalali, S.A.H. 2018. Biometry of Chub (Squalius namak Khaefi et al., 2016) in rivers of Namak Basin. Experimental Animal Biology 7(1): 107-118.

Tajik, Z. & Keivany, Y. 2018. Body shape comparison of Urmia bleak populations, Alburnus atropatenae. Journal of Animal Environment 10(2): 149-160.

Khoshnamvand, H.; Malekian, M.; Keivany, Y.; Amiri, M. & Godarzi, F. 2018. Investigating morphological characteristics of Lorestan newt (Neurergus kaiseri) in western and southwestern Iran. Animal Environment 9(4): 145-150.

Khoshnamvand , H.; Malekian, M. & Keivany, Y. 2018. Morphological distinction and sexual dimorphism in divergent clades of Neurergus kaiseri (Amphibia: Salamandridae). Basic and Applied Herpetology 32: 5-17.

Keivany, Y.; Tahmasebi, A. & Farhadian, O. 2018. Body shape variation of Kura barb (Barbus spp.) in Iranian basins. Journal of Experimental Animal Biology 7(2): 97-103.

Mouludi-Saleh, A. & Keivany, Y. 2018. Morphometric comparison of Squalius namak Khaefi et al., 2016 in Khaznagh and Ghare-Chai rivers. Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences 23(2), 173-178.

Tajik, Z. & Keivany, Y. 2018. Comparative biometry of the Urmia bleak populations, Alburnus atropatenae. Journal of Animal Research 31(4): 363-372.

Khoshnamvand, H.; Malekian, M.; Keivany, Y.; Amiri, M. & Godarzi, F. 2018. Investigating morphological characteristics of Lorestan newt (Neurergus kaiseri) in western and southwestern Iran. Animal Environment 9(4): 145-150.

Mouludi-Saleh, A. & Keivany, Y. 2018. Morphological diversity in three species of Chubs (Squalius spp.) populations in Iranian Basins. Nova Biologica Reperta 5(2): 192-204.

Zamani-Faradonbe, M. & Keivany, Y. 2018. Descriptive osteology of Persian stone lapper (Garra persica) from Sistan basin. Journal of Animal Researches 30(3): 346-357.

Nasri, M., Eagderi, S.; Keivany, Y.; Farahmand, H. & Dorafshan, S. 2018. Morphological diversity of Cyprinion Heckel, 1843 species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Iran. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 5 (2): 96-108.

Ghanbarzadeh, M.; Keivany, Y. & Soofiani, N.M . 2017. Population dynamics of the sparid fish, Argyrops spinifer (Teleostei: Sparidae) in coastal waters of the Persian Gulf. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology 41: 313–319.

Keivany, Y. & Zamani‐Faradonbe, M. 2017. Length–weight and length–length relationships for seven fish species from the Zohreh River, Iran. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 33: 625–627.

Keivany, Y. 2017. Osteological features of eurypterygian pelvic girdles. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology 41: 989–1002.

Esmaeili, H.R., Mehraban, H., Abbasi, K., Keivany, Y. & Coad, B. ‏2017. Review and updated checklist of freshwater fishes of Iran: Taxonomy, distribution and conservation status‏. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 4(Suppl. 1): 1-114.

Keivany , Y.; Ghorbani, M. & Paykan Heyrati, F. 2017. Age and growth of Alburnus mossulensis (Cyprinidae) in Bibi-Sayyedan River of Isfahan Province. Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences 16(4): 1164-1177.

Hamzeh, S.; Keivany, Y.; Mahboobi Soofiani, N. & Aein Jamshid, K. 2017. Reproductive Biology of Kingsoldier Bream (Argyrops spinifer) in the Persian Gulf. Iranian Scientific Fisheries Journal 26(3): 91-104.

Mouludi-Saleh, A., Keivany, Y. & Jalali, S.A.H. 2017. Geometric Morphometric Comparison of Namak Chub (Squalius namak, Khaefi et al., 2016) in Rivers of Lake Namak Basin of Iran. Res. Zool. 7(1): 1-6.

Keivany, Y. & Arab, M. 2017. Geometric morphometric comparison of trout barb, Capoeta trutta (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in the Tigris River basin. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 4(3): 220-230.

Keivany, Y. & Zamani-Faradonbeh, M. 2016. Length–Weight and Length–Length relationships for four fish species from Talkhehrud River, Urmia Lake basin, Iran. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 32(6): 1368-1370.

Keivany, Y. & Ghorbani-Ranjbari, Z. 2017. Geometric morphometric comparison of Mesopotamian minnow (Barilius mesopotamicus Berg 1932) populations in Iran. Journal of Exploitation & Aquaculture 6(1): 1-13.

Zamani-Faradonbe, M. & Keivany, Y. 2017. Descriptive osteology of Persian stone lapper (Garra persica) from Sistan basin. Journal of Animal Research 30(3): 346-357.

Keivany‏, Y. 2017. Eurypterygii caudal skeleton. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 4 (1): 11-30.

Keivany, Y.; Ghorbani, M. & Paykan-Heyrati, F. 2017. Reproductive biology of Mossul bleak (Alburnus mossulensis) in Bibi-Sayyedan River of Tigris basin in Iran. Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences 15(2): 135-155.

Asadollah, S.; Soofiani, N. M.; Keivan, Y. & Hatami, R. 2017. Age and Growth of the Mesopotamian Barb, Capoeta damascina, in Central Iran. Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences 16(2): 511-521.

Siami, M.; Keivany, Y. & Farhadian, O. 2017. Reproductive characteristics of Siahmahi, Capoeta damascina (family Cyprinidae), in Beheshtabad River, Tigris basin. Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences 22(1): 21-27.

Keivany, Y. & Zamani‐Faradonbe, M. 2017. Length–weight and length–length relationships for eight fish species from the Jarrahi River, River, southwestern Iran. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 33: 864–866.

Keivany, Y. & Ehsan Daneshvar. 2016. Contribution to the knowledge of the feeding and growth biology of the Iranian cichlid, Iranocichla hormuzensis. Zoology & Ecology, 26 (2), 104-109.

Mohammadi-Sarpiri, K.; Soofiani, N.M.; Ebrahimi, E.; Keivany, Y. & Malekpouri, P. 2016. Hematological changes following copper and zinc manipulations in the common carp (Cyprinus carpio) diet. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 3(2): 131-138.

Keivany, Y.; Aalipour, M.; Khalagy, M.; Asaollah, S. & Siami, M. 2016. Parasitic infestation in Chondrostoma regium and Aphanius vladykovi of the Behesht-Abad River (Chaharmahal-va-Bakhtiary). Iranian Scientific Fisheries Journal 25(4): 101-108.

Keivany, Y., Nasri, M., Abbasi, K. and Abdoli, A. 2016. Atlas of inland water fishes of Iran. Iran Department of Environment Press. 218 p.

Keivany, Y.; Mousavi, S.M.A.; Dorafshan, S. & Zamani-Faradonbe, M. 2016. Morphological variations of Alburnus mossulensis Heckel, 1843 populations in Karun basin. Journal of Applied ichthyological Research 4(1): 87-104.

Keivany, Y.; Dopeikar, H.; Ghorbani, M.; Kiani, F. & Paykan-Heyrati, F. 2016. Length–weight and length–length relationships of three Cyprinid fish from the Bibi-Sayyedan River, western Iran. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 32(3): 507-508.

Keivany, Y.; Dopeikar, H.; Ghorbani, M.; Kiani, F. & Paykan-Heyrati, F. 2016. Length–weight and length–length relationships of three Cyprinid fish from the Bibi-Sayyedan River, western Iran. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 32 (3): 507-508.

Keivany, Y. & Zamani-Faradonbe, M. 2016. Length-weight and length-length relationships for six fish species from Zohreh River, Iran. International Journal of Aquatic Biology 4(6): 387-390.

Kiani, F.; Keivany, Y.; Paykan-Heyrati, F. 2016. Age and growth of king nase, Condrostoma regium (Cyprinidae), from Bibi-Sayyedan River of Semirom, Isfahan, IranAge and growth of king nase, Condrostoma regium (Cyprinidae), from Bibi-Sayyedan River of Sem

Keivany, Y.; Mousavi, S.M.A.; Dorafshan, S. & Zamani-Faradonbe, M. 2016. Morphological variations of Alburnus mossulensis Heckel, 1843 populations in the Tigris tributaries of the Persian Gulf basin in Iran. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 3(3): 190-202.

Masoudi, M.· Hamid Reza Esmaeili · Azad Teimori · Zeinab Gholami · Ali Gholamhosseini · Golnaz Sayyadzadeh · Yazdan Keivany · Bettina Reichenbacher Sympatry and possible hybridization among species of the killifish genus Aphanius Nardo, 1827 (Teleostei: C

Jafari, O.; Hedayati, A. & Keivany, Y. 2016. Length-weight relationships and condition factors of Alburnus zagrosensis Coad, 2009, from three rivers of Tigris basin in Iran (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 3(4): 316-320.

Jalili, P., Eagderi, S., Keivany, Y. 2015. Body shape comparison of Kura bleak (Alburnus filippii) in Aras and Ahar-Chai rivers using geometric morphometric approach‏ Research in Zoology 5(1): 20-24.

Dopeikar, H.; Keivany, Y. & Shadkhast, M. 2015. Reproductive biology and gonad histology of the kura barbel, Barbus lacerta (Cyprinidae), in Bibi-Sayyedan River, Tigris basin, Iran. North-Western Journal of Zoology 11: 163-170.

Razavipour, P., Eagderi, S., Poorbagher, H., Keivany, Y. 2015. Phenotypic plasticity of the Tuini fish, Capoeta damascina (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) populations in Iranian part of Tigris basin using geometric morphometric approach. Journal of Animal Res

Keivany, Y., Akbar Abaszadeh, Nasrollah M. Soofiani. 2014. A study on some growth parameters and feeding characteristics of the Lizardfish, Saurida tumbil, from the Iranian Persian Gulf coast. Khoramshahr Journal of Marine Science &Technology 13(3): 51

Razavipour, P., Eagderi, S., Poorbagher, H., Javanshir Khooi, A., Keivany, Y. 2015. Comparative study of morphological characteristics of Tuini fish (Capoeta damascina) in inland water of Iran using geometic morphometric method. Journal of Fisheries 68(1)

KEIVANY, Y.; AALIPOUR, M.; SIAMI, S. & MORTAZAVI, SS. 2015. Length-weight relationships for three species from Beheshtabad River, Karun River Drainage, Iran. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 2(4): 299-301.

Keivany, Y., Nasri, M., Eagderi, S. 2015. Fish and Archaeology. Iran Society of Ichthyology. 164 p.

Keivany, Y. & Daneshvar, E. 2015. Reproduction of an isolated Iranian cichlid, Iranocichla hormuzensis. Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences 13(2): 119-128.

Nasri, N.; Keivany, Y. & Dorafshan, S. 2015. Karyological Analysis of Cyprinion macrostomum Heckel, 1843, from Godarkhosh River. Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences 14(3): 786-796.

Alavi-Yeganeh, M.S., Keivany, Y., Seyfabadi, J., Kazemi,B., Wallis. G. P. 2014. Taxonomic validity and phylogenetic relationships of a newly-described tooth-carp, Aphanius mesopotamicus Coad, 2009 (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae). Zootaxa 3780(3):594–600

Dorafshan, S., Z. Shafee, Y. Keivany. 2014. A study on genetic differentiation in two species of Iranian bleaks, (Alburnus mossulensis) and (Alburnus caeruleus) (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) using simple sequence repeats. Caspian Journal of Environment

Aalipour, M., Yazdan Keivany, E. Ebrahimi. 2014. Spring diet composition of rainbow trout (Onchorhynchus mykiss) in the Beheshtabad River. The Second Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj; 15-16/05/2

Keivany, Y. 2014. Comparative osteology of the suspensorial and opercular series in representatives of the eurypterygian fishes. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 1(2):73-90.

Keivany, Y. & H.R. Esmaeili, H.R. 2014. Threatened fishes of the world: Aphanius pluristriatus (Jenkins, 1910) (Cyprinodontidae). Aqua 20(2): 67-72

Keivany, Y. 2014. Pectoral girdle bones in eurypterygian fishes. International Journal of Aquatic Biology 2(5):253-274.

Tahmasebi, A., Yazdan Keivany, Omidvar Farhadian. 2014. Body shape variations in Kura barb populations (Barbus lacerta Heckel, 1843). The Second Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj; 15-16/05/2014.

Kamaloo, M.R. & Yazdan Keivany. 2014. The feeding biology of Loach Fish, Oxynoemacheilus bergianus (Derzhavin, 1934), in Kordan River, Alborz province Mohammad Reza Kamaloo. The Second Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, Faculty of Natural Resources, Univ

Ebrahimi, E., N. M. Soofiani, Y. Keivany. 2014. Macrobenthos of lower Zayandehrud River. Journal of Aquatic Ecology 4(3):83-89.

Hasankhani, M., Y. Keivany, M. Daliri, M. Pouladi, and N. M. Soofiani. 2014. Length–weight and length–length relationships of four species (Barbus lacerta, Pseudorasbora parva, Squalius lepidus and Oxynoemacheilus angorae) from the Sirwan River, western

Keivany, Y. 2014. Osteology of hyobranchial arches in eurypterygian fishes. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology. 09/2014; 1(3):129-151.

Panahi, S., Salar Dorafshan, Yazdan Keivany. 2014. The length-weight relationships in Isfahan tooth carp (Aphanius isfahanensis). The Second Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj; 15-16/05/2014.

Ghanbarzadeh, M., N.M. Soofiani, Y. Keivany, S.A.T. Motlagh. 2014. Feeding habits of the king soldier bream, Argyrops spinifer (Perciformes: Sparidae), in the northern Persian Gulf. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 30(3):485-489.

Siami, M., Yazdan Keivany, Omidvar Farhadian. 2014. Scale and opercular length and age relationship in Capoeta damascina from Beheshtabad River. The Second Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran; 15-16/05/20

Momeninejad, A., Y. Keivany, V. Sultan-Mohammadi. 2014. First record of the numbray, Narke dipterygia (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) from Iran (Elasmobranchii: Narkidae). Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 1(4): 298-301.

Ghanbarzadeh, M., Nasrollan M. Soofiani, Yazdan Keivany, S.A. Taghavi-Motlagh. 2014. Use of otolith length and weight in age estimations of the kingsoldier bream, Argyrops spinifer, in the Persian Gulf. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 1(1):1-6.

Keivany, Y. 2014. Comparative osteology of the jaws in representatives of the eurypterygian fishes. Research in Zoology. 07/2014; 4(2):29-42.

Siami, M., Yazdan Keivany, Omidvar Farhadian. 2014. Back-calculation of length in (Capoeta damascina) in the Beheshtabad River. The Second Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj; 15-16/05/2014.

Tahmasebi, A., Yazdan Keivany, Omidvar Farhadian. 2014. The length-weight relationship in Kura barb, Barbus lacerta Heckel, 1843, from Caspian Sea basin. The Second Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Ka

Haghighi, E., Sattari, M., Dorafshan, S. & keivany, Y. 2014. Genetic structure of spirlin, Alburnoides echiwaldii in Karganrud and Chalous rivers. Taxonomy & Biosystematics 6(2):1-14.

Tahmasebi, A., Yazdan Keivany, Omidvar Farhadian. 2014. The length-weight relationship in Kura barb, Barbus lacerta Heckel, 1843, from Urmia basin. The Second Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj; 1

Siami, M., Yazdan Keivany, Omidvar Farhadian. 2014. Some feeding characteristics of (Capoeta damascina) in the Beheshtabad River. The Second Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj.

Ghasabshiran, Z., S. Dorafshan, Y. Keivany. 2013. Population genetic structure of Iranian cichlid, Iranocichla hormuzensis as an only cichlidae family in Iran using microsatellite markers. Taxonomy and Biosystematics, 2013; 5(1):9-16.

Keivany, Y. 2013. Threatened fishes of the world: Aphanius isfahanensis Hrbek, Keivany & Coad, 2006 (Cyprinodontidae). Aqua, the international journal of ichthyology, 19(2):67-70.

Fallahbagheri, F., S. Dorafshan, M. Pourkazemi, Y. Keivany, F. Chakmedouz Qasemi. 2013. Genetic analysis of wild common carp, Cyprinus carpio L. in the Anzali wetland, the Caspian Sea. Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences, 12(1):1-11.

Abaszadeh, A., Y. Keivany, Soofiani, A. Falahatimarvast. 2013. Reproductive biology of the greater lizardfish, Saurida tumbil (Bloch, 1795), in Bushehr coastal waters of Iran. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 37: 717-722.

Keivany, Y. & H.R. Esmaeili. 2013. Threatened fishes of the world: Aphanius farsicus Teimori, Esmaeili & Reichenbacher, 2011 (Cyprinodontidae). Croatian Journal of Fisheries. 71(4): 192-194.

Ghanbarzadeh, M., N.M. Soofiani, Y. Keivany, S. Asadollah, S.A. Taghavi Motlagh. 2013. Determination of growth parameters of the king soldier bream (Argyrops spinifer), using the backcalculation method and otolith reading data in coastal waters of Bushehr

Fallahbagheri, F., S. Dorafshan, M. Pourkazemi, Yazdan Keivany, F. Chakmedouz Qasemi. 2013. An investigation on the PCR-RFLP variation of the mtDNA control region (D-Loop) in estuarine and wetland types of wild Common carp, Cyprinus carpio, in the South-W

Daneshvar, E., Yazdan Keivany, Elmira Paknehad. 2013. Comparative Biometry of the Iranian Cichlid, Iranocichla hormuzensis, in Different Seasons and Sexes. Research in Zoology, 2013; 3(2):56-61.

Taghavi, D., O. Farhadian, N. M.Soofiani, Y. Keivany. 2013. Effects of different light/dark regimes and algal food on growth, fecundity, ephippial induction and molting of freshwater cladoceran, Ceriodaphnia quadrangula. Aquaculture 411: 190-196

Hasankhani, H., Y. Keivany, H. Raeisi, M. Pouladi, N.M. Soofiani. 2013. Length-weight relationships of three cyprinid fishes from Sirwan River, Kurdistan and Kermanshah provinces in western Iran. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 29(5): 1170-1171.

Nasri, N., Y. Keivany, S. Dorafshan. 2013. Comparative Osteology of Lotaks, Cyprinion kais and C. macrostomum (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae), from Godarkhosh River, Western Iran. Journal of Ichthyology 07/2013; 53(6):455–463.

Keivany, Y., M.S. Alavi Yeganeh and S.J. Seifabadi. 2012. A new record confirms the occurrence of Aphanius mesopotamicus Coad, 2009, in southwestern Iran (Actinopterygii: Cyprinodontidae). Check List, 8(2): 283-285.

Keivany, Y and M. Ghorbani. 2012. Distribution of Aphanius dispar dispar (Rüppell, 1829) populations in Iran, with a new record from western Iran (Actinopterygii: Cyprinodontidae). Turkish Journal of Zoology, 36(6): 824-827.

Keivany, Y., P. Zare and L. Kalteh. 2012.. Age, Growth and Reproduction of the Female Kutum, Rutilus kutum (Kamensky, 1901) (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), in Gorgan-Rud Estuary, Northern Iran. Research in Zoology, 2(3): 7-14.

Farhadian, O., M.H. Khanjani, Y. Keivany, E.E. Dorche. 2012. Culture experiments with a freshwater cladoceran, Ceriodaphnia quadrangula (Müller, 1785), as suitable live food for mayan cichlid (Cichlasoma urophthalmus Günther, 1862) larvae. Brazilian Journ

Asadollah, S., N.M. Soofiani, Y. Keivany and M. Shadkhast. 2011. Reproduction of Capoeta damascina, a cyprinid fish, in Zayandeh-Rud River, central Iran. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 27:1061-1066.

Miya, M., T. Sado, K. Saitoh, M. Doosey, H.L. Bart, Jr., I. Doadrio, Y. Keivany, J. Shrestha, V. Lheknim, R. Zardoya, M. Nishida, R.L. Mayden. 2011. The Mitogenomic Supermatrices to Resolve Cypriniformes Tree of Life: An Empirical Approach Based on 47

Alavi Yeganeh, M.S., S.J. Seifabadi, Y. Keivany, B. Kazemi & G.P. Wallis. 2011. Comparison of length-weight relationships in different populations and sexes of Iranian thoothcarps. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 27(6): 1401-1403.

Khanjani, M.H.; Farhadian O.; Keivany, Y., Ebrahimi, E. 2011: The effect of different diets on production and population specific growth rate of the freshwater Cladoceran Ceriodaphnia quadrangula (Muller, 1785). Iranian Scientific Fisheries Journal, 20(2)

Nasri, M., Y. Keivany and S. Dorafshan. 2010. First karyological analysis of smallmouth lotak, Cyprinion kais Heckel, 1843, an endemic cyprinid fish from Tigris-Euphrates basin. Ital. J. Zool. 77(3): 272-276.

Miya, M., T. Sado, K. Saitoh, M.H. Doosey, H.L. Bart, Jr., I. Doadrio, Y. Keivany, J. Shrestha, V. Lheknim, R. Zardoya, M. Nishida, R.L. Mayden. 2009. Mitochondrial Phylogenomics to Resolve The Cypriniformes Tree of Life: A New Perspective Based on th

Ebrahimi, E. N.M. Soofiani, Y. Keivany. 2008. Seasonal variation of macrobenthic organisms in relation to the substrate type in Zayandeh-Rud River. Iranian Journal of Natural Resources, 61(3):665-680.

Miya, M., T. Sado, K. Saitoh, M. Doosey, H.L. Bart, Jr., I. Doadrio, Y. Keivany, J. Shrestha, V. Lheknim, R. Zardoya, M. Nishida, R.L. Mayden.2008. Higher-level Relationships of the Cypriniformes (Actinopterygii: Ostariophysi) Inferred from 238 Whole Mito

Keivany, Y. 2008. A summary of phylogenetic fish systematics. Isfahan University of Technology Press. 220 p.

Keivany, Y. 2008. Multilingual dictionary of evolutionary fish osteology. Noor Gostar Publisher. 288 p.

Miya, M., T. Sado, K. Saitoh, M. Doosey, H.L. Bart, Jr., I. Doadrio, Y. Keivany, J. Shrestha, R. Zardoya, M. Nishida, R.L. Mayden.2007. Tree of Life: Higher-level relationships of the Cypriniformes (Actinopterygii: Ostariophysi) inferred from 140 whole mi

Soofiani, N.M., Y. Keivany, and A.M. Shooshtari. 2006. Contribution to the biology of the lizardfish, Saurida tumbil (Teleostei: Aulopiformes), from the Persian Gulf. Zool. Middle East, 38: 49-56.

Hrbek, T., Y. Keivany, and B.W. Coad. 2006. New species of Aphanius (Teleostei, Cyprinodontidae) from Isfahan province of Iran and a reanalysis of other Iranian species. Copeia, 2006(2): 244-255.

Keivany, Y. and J.S. Nelson. 2006. Interrelationships of Gasterosteiformes (Actinopterygii, Percomorpha). J. Ichthyol., 46(suppl. 1): S84-S96.

Keivany, Y. and N.M. Soofiani, E. Ebrahimi, and S. Asadollah. 2006. Distribution and diversity of the southern Iranian toothcarp, Aphanius dispar. Abstracts of the 14th Iranian and second International Conference of Biology. Tarbiat Modarres University, I

Keivany, Y. 2005. Biology of Fishes. Isfahan University of Technology Press. 220 p.

Keivany, Y. 2005. Principles and methods of phylogenetic systematics. Naghshemehr Publisher. 74 p.

Keivany, Y. and N.M. Soofiani. 2004. Phylogenetic trends in osteology of Acanthopterygians. Abstracts of the 1st Iranian Conference on Analitical Evolution. University of Mashad, Iran. P. 16.

Keivany, Y. and N.M. Soofiani. 2004. Contribution to the biology of Zagros tooth-carp, Aphanius vladykovi, in central Iran (Cyprinodontidae). Env. Biol. Fish., 71(2): 165-169.

Keivany, Y. and N.M. Soofiani. 2004. Phylogenetic analysis of heterogenous data sets. Abstracts of the 1st Iranian Conference on Analitical Evolution. University of Mashad, Iran. P. 28.

Keivany, Y. 2004. Interrelationships of Gasterosteiforms fishes. Abstracts of the 19th International Zoological Congress, Beijin, China, Aug. 23-27, 2004.

Keivany, Y. and N.M. Soofiani. 2004. Biology of the Zagros toothcarp, Aphanius vladykovi (Cyprinodontidae), from central Iran. Abstracts of the 19th International Zoological Congress, Beijin, China, Aug. 23-27, 2004.

Keivany, Y. and J.S. Nelson. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships of sticklebacks (Gasterosteidae), with emphasis on ninespine sticklebacks (Pungitius spp.). Behaviour, 141(11/12): 1485-1497.

Keivany, Y. 2003. Phylogenetic relationships of acanthopterygian fishes. Abstracts of the 11th Iranian Biology Conference. University of Urmia, Iran. P. 488.

Keivany, Y. 2003. Book review of “Atlas of the Persian Gulf & Sea of Oman fishes. Vol. 1.” and “Morphological and biological characteristics of the southern Iranian fishes (Persian Gulf and Oman Sea)”. Ichthyol. Res., 50(2): 201-202.

Keivany, Y. and J.S. Nelson. 2003. Phylogenetic relationships of sticklebacks (Gasterosteidae). Abstracts of the 4th International Conference on Stickleback Behavior and Evolution. Stromstad, Sweden.

Keivany, Y. and N.M. Soofiani. 2003. Biology of Zagros toothcarp, Aphanius vladykovi (Cyprinodontidae). Abstracts of the 11th Iranian Biology Conference. University of Urmia, Iran. P. 670.

Coad, B.W. and Y. Keivany. 2002. Aphanius vladykovi Coad, 1988 "Zagros pubfish" (sic) mahi-e gour-e khari. Skandinaviska Killi Sällskapet Killibladet, 2002(2):3-6.

Keivany, Y. and N.M. Soofiani. 2002. Preliminary study of biodiversity in Iranian toothcarps. Abstracts of the first Iranian conference on animal science and biodiversity. University of Kerman, Iran. P. 30.

Coad, B.W. and Y. Keivany. 2002. Book review: “Atlas of Iranian fishes: Gilan inland waters”, “The inland freshwater fishes of Iran”, “A guide to the fauna of Iran”, and “Freshwater fishes of Iran”. Copeia, 2002 (4): 1165-1166.

Coad, B.W., J.W. Atz, and Y. Keivany. 2000. Fish imagery in art 82: Jonah and the fish. Env. Biol. Fish., 57(1): 9.

Coad, B.W. and Y. Keivany. 2000. Aphanius vladykovi Coad, 1988. Zagros pupfish, mahi-e gour-e khari. J. Amer. Killifish Assoc., 33(6): 195-198.

Keivany, Y., and J.S. Nelson. 2000. Taxonomic review of the genus Pungitius, ninespine sticklebacks (Teleostei, Gasterosteidae). Cybium, 24(2): 107-122.

Keivany, Y., C.K. Daoulas, J.S. Nelson, and P.S. Economidis. 1999. Threatened fishes of the world: Pungitius hellenicus Stephanidis, 1971 (Gasterosteidae). Env. Biol. Fish., 55(4): 390.

Keivany, Y. 1999. Phylogenetic relationships of Gasterosteiformes. Abstracts of the 79th ASIH Annual Meeting. State College, USA.

Keivany, Y., and J.S. Nelson. 1998. Comparative osteology of the Greek ninespine stickleback, Pungitius hellenicus (Teleostei, Gasterosteidae). J. Ichthyol., 38(6): 430-440.

Keivany, Y., and J.S. Nelson. 1998. Phylogenetic relationships of the brook stickleback, Culaea inconstans. CCFFR 98, Queen's University. Kingston, Canada.

Coad, B.W., and Y. Keivany. 1998. Lebias vladykovi (Coad, 1988). Killi-Kontakt, 26(3): 43-48.

Keivany, Y. 1997. Validity of Pungitius hellenicus, a ninespine stickleback from Greece. PUBS 97, University of Alberta. Edmonton, Canada.

Keivany, Y. 1997. Gasterosteiformes, Smegmamorpha, and phylogeny. PUBS 97, University of Alberta. Edmonton, Canada.

Keivany, Y., J.S. Nelson, and P.S. Economidis. 1997. Validity of Pungitius hellenicus, a stickleback fish from Greece. Copeia, 1997(3): 558-564.

Keivany, Y., and J.S. Nelson. 1997. Validity of Pungitius hellenicus, a ninespine stickleback from Greece, with comments on other species. Abstracts of the 77th ASIH Annual Meeting. Seattle, USA.

Keivany, Y. 1996. Phylogenetic relationships of Gasterosteiformes. The First University of Alberta Graduate Students Seminar. Edmonton, Canada.

Keivany, Y. 1995. Taxonomic revision of the genus Pungitius with emphasis on P. hellenicus. Abstracts of the 75th ASIH Annual Meeting. Edmonton, Canada.

Keivany, Y. 1993. A dictionary of aquaculture. Abzeeian Magazine. 4 (8-10): Middle pages. (In Farsi).

Keivany, Y. 1992. A dictionary of fisheries technical terms. Abzeeian Magazine. 1992(25-27) and 4 (1-5): Middle pages. (In Farsi).

Keivany, Y. 1992. Utilization of sharks. The First Iranian Annual Conference on Marine Sciences. Tarbiat-Modarress University, Nour, Iran.

Keivany, Y. 1991. Characteristics of freshwater prawn farming. Proceedings of the Iranian National Aquaculture Conference. Iranian Fisheries Company, Tehran. December, 1991. pp. 321-346.

Keivany, Y. 1991. Biology of the freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Abzeeian Magazine. 1991(24): 59-61. (In Farsi).