First record of the exotic species Hemiculter leucisculus (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) in Iraq

The devastation of the southern marshes of Iraq as an ethno-political weapon, with consequent deleterious effects on the fish fauna, has been widely reported and documented in both the scientific and the popular literature. Recovery of the marshes is important to the Iraqi population as the marshes...

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Published inZoology in the Middle East Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 107 - 109
Main Authors Coad, Brian W., Hussain, Najah A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2007
Subjects
Actinopterygii
Cyprinidae
Freshwater
Hemiculter leucisculus
Iraq
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Summary:The devastation of the southern marshes of Iraq as an ethno-political weapon, with consequent deleterious effects on the fish fauna, has been widely reported and documented in both the scientific and the popular literature. Recovery of the marshes is important to the Iraqi population as the marshes used to account for 60% of Iraq's inland water fish catch (Maltby 1994). Current studies on the recovering marshes demonstrate a relatively diverse fauna of 31 species (Hussain et al. 2006). Exotic species may have deleterious effects on native faunas and at least 6 exotic species are known from the marshes. This paper reports the presence of an exotic species new to Iraq and the Tigris-Euphrates basin which may prove to be a problem in the environment of the marshes.
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ISSN:0939-7140
2326-2680
DOI:10.1080/09397140.2007.10638212