Reports on the presence of the milkfish Chanos chanos (Forsskål, 1775) (Gonorynchiformes: Chanidae) in the Shatt al-Arab River, Basrah and in the marine waters of Iraq, with notes on its tolerance to freshwater

Authors

  • Audai Mohamed Qasim Department of marine vertebrates, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
  • Falah Marouf Mutlak Department of marine vertebrates, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq.
  • Abbas Jassim Al-Faisal Department of marine vertebrates, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq.
  • Laith Abd Jalil Jawad Pokeno, Auckland 2417, New Zealand.
Keywords: Range extension; Abu al-Khaseeb; Occurrence; Freshwater tolerance; Chanidae; Basrah.

Abstract

In the present study, two specimens of the milkfish Chanos chanos (380 and 390 mm TL) are described from the marine waters of Iraq and another four specimens from the Shatt al-Arab River at Abu alKhaseeb City, south of Iraq (310-312.5 mm TL). Both localities represent a new range extension for the milkfish, but those from Shatt al-Arab River represent the maximum distance for this species to ascend. Morphometric and meristic data are provided and compared with other specimens of this species from other parts of the world. A note is given about the tolerance to freshwater habitats about 65 km away from the sea.

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Published
02-12-2019
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Qasim, A. M., Mutlak, F. M., Al-Faisal, A. J., & Jawad, . L. A. J. (2019). Reports on the presence of the milkfish Chanos chanos (Forsskål, 1775) (Gonorynchiformes: Chanidae) in the Shatt al-Arab River, Basrah and in the marine waters of Iraq, with notes on its tolerance to freshwater. Anales de Biología, (41), 83–87. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/analesbio/article/view/414111
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