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
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
