Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 18(1): 17-24, doi: 10.3750/AIP1988.18.1.02
Annotated check list of the fish fauna of Khor Al-Zubair, north west of the Arabian Gulf, Iraq
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Citation: Hussain N, Naiama A, Al-Hassan L (1988) Annotated check list of the fish fauna of Khor Al-Zubair, north west of the Arabian Gulf, Iraq. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 18(1): 17-24. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP1988.18.1.02
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Abstract
The ichthyofauna of Khor Al-Zubair Area, north west of the Arabian Gulf is dominated by Clupeidae (8.7%) and to a lesser extent by Dasyatidae, Carangidae, Sciaenidae and Mugilidae (5%) for each of them. The total number of species is 80, belonging to 46 families.