Largescale Mullet

conservation

Conservation. Conservation status in Iraq: Unknown. — IUCN: LC (IUCN 2023). — Threats: There are no known major threats to this species. — Low sensitivity to human activities. — Not considered a keystone species. — Decline status: Stable. — Low priority for conservation action.

Freshwater fishes of Iraq: a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023

discussion

Status in Iraq. First record from Iraq by Al-Hassan & Hussain (1985). — Iraq materials: None.

Freshwater fishes of Iraq: a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023

distribution

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Iraq: Shatt al-Arab River. — General distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Madagascar, and eastern Mascarenes (Rodrigues) east to Tuamotu Archipelago and Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Korea and Osumi Islands (southern Japan), south to New Caledonia, Aitutaki (Cook Islands) and Austral Islands (French Polynesia). — Habitat: This species occurs in shallow coastal waters and in brackish and freshwater regions of rivers. Freshwater, brackish, marine.

Freshwater fishes of Iraq: a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023

distribution

General distribution. Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Socotra, Seychelles, Madagascar, Rodrigues (Mascarenes) and Persian Gulf east to Tuamotu Archipelago and Marquesas Islands, north to southern Korea, south to New Caledonia, Aitutaki (Cook Islands) and Austral Islands; also adjacent estuaries and fresh water habitats of Africa, Asia, Australia and Oceania. Freshwater, transitional water and marine. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Wadi Hasik, Dhofar Governorate.

Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist