• Title of article

    SURVEY OF THE MARINE FISHES IN IRAQ

  • Author/Authors

    Al-Faisa, Abbas J University of Basrah - Basrah, Iraq , Mutlak, Falah M University of Basrah - Basrah, Iraq

  • Pages
    15
  • From page
    163
  • To page
    177
  • Abstract
    A survey of fish species in the Iraqi marine waters was carried outfor the period from November 2014 to March 2018.The list included 214 species representing 75 families.The family Carangidae dominated the marine fishes in Iraq, which was represented by 24 species, followedby Haemulidae with 11 species, and then Serranidae and Sparidae with nine species for each, while 34 families contained a single species only.
  • Keywords
    Checklist , fish species , Iraq , marine waters , survey
  • Journal title
    Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum
  • Serial Year
    2018
  • Record number

    2603067