| FishBase | Complete | Literature | Reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Families | Species | Families | |||
| Marine | 498 | 120 | No | |||
| Freshwater | 2 | 2 | No | Krupp, F., 1983 | ||
| Total | 501 | 122 | No | |||
| Conservation | |
| Geography and Climate |
The terrain is mostly a flat and infertile desert covered with loose sand and gravel.
Qatar has an extremely hot, arid climate. Humidity is high during the summer (May to October), but the average annual rainfall is less than 127 mm. Ref. Microsoft, 1996 |
| Hydrography |