Agricultural Research,Education and Extension Organization Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences 1562-2916 19 6 2020 11 01 Analyses of macro benthic fauna in rocky habitats along the coast of Bushehr, Persian Gulf, Iran 3127 3150 122797 10.22092/ijfs.2020.122797 EN Nasrin Azizi Azad university Alireza Sari Supervisor 1 Mohammadreza Fatemi Supervisor 2 Parvin Farshchi Adviser 1 Rezvan Mousavi Adviser 2 Journal Article 2017 10 09 The present study considers community variability and structure at taxa-groups of macro-fauna. Sampling was carried out in three seasons at three zones in intertidal rocky shores of Bushehr, Persian Gulf. In this study, 1936 individuals belonging to 66 species were collected. These are classified into 12 groups. The mollusks were abundant in all three sites in winter and also low zone in all seasons. In contrast, Portunid crabs and Polychaets were the lowest abundant groups. All zones in three stations were occupied by mollusks and were dominated by <em>Planaxis</em> <em>sulcatus </em>and hence the community is named "<em>P.</em> <em>sulcatus</em> ". Due to habitat diversity, the most abundant decapod groups were xanthoid and porcelanid crabs. https://jifro.areeo.ac.ir/article_122797_c0ed63fc8a6e190d518478144a3fb9cc.pdf