Persian Gulf
General data
- Water type: Bay
- Progression: Arabian Sea -> Indian ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Tropical, Subtropical, Arid (desert)
- Continents: Asia
- Countries: Bahrain
Description
The Persian Gulf is an extension of the Arabian Sea through the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman and lies between Iran to the northeast and the Arabian Peninsula to the southwest. The Shatt al-Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline. The Persian Gulf has many fishing grounds, extensive reefs (mostly rocky, but also coral), and abundant pearl oysters, but its ecology has been damaged by industrialization and oil spills. The Persian Gulf is in the Persian Gulf Basin, which is of Cenozoic origin and related to the subduction of the Arabian Plate under the Zagros Mountains. The current flooding of the basin started 15,000 years ago due to rising sea levels of the Holocene glacial retreat.
Rivers
Mugiliformes - Mullets
Perciformes - Perches
Carangiformes - Jacks
Istiophoriformes - Barracudas
Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks
Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks
Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark
Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders
Coelacanthiformes - Coelacanths
Myliobatiformes - Stingrays
Scombriformes - Mackerels
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes
Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes
Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Labriformes - Wrasses
Gobiiformes - Gobies
Lampriformes - Lamprids
Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks
Mulliformes - Goatfishes
Gadiformes - Cods
Spariformes - Breams and porgies
Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses
Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels
Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes
Beryciformes - Sawbellies
Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels
Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Beloniformes - Needlefishes
Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes
Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays
Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes
Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes
Aulopiformes - Grinners
Blenniiformes - Blennies
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Hexanchiformes - Six-gill sharks
Atheriniformes - Silversides
Albuliformes - Bonefishes
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Heterodontiformes - Bullhead and horn sharks
Catches
