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All fishes reported from Iraq
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Table 1: 313 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 10 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 11 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 334 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 313 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Capoeta umblanative Tigris scraper  
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx sexfasciatusnative Bigeye trevally  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Carasobarbus luteusnative Yellow barbell Himri 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Carasobarbus sublimusnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Carassius auratusintroduced Goldfish  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus brevipinnanative Spinner shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus dussumierinative Whitecheek shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucasnative Bull shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus limbatusnative Blacktip shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus melanopterusnative Blacktip reef shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus plumbeusnative Sandbar shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus sorrahnative Spot-tail shark  
Lamniformes Carchariidae Carcharias taurusnative Sand tiger shark  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Cephalopholis hemistiktosnative Yellowfin hind  
Carcharhiniformes Hemigaleidae Chaenogaleus macrostomanative Hooktooth shark  
Acanthuriformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon gardinerinative Gardner's butterflyfish  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Cheilinus lunulatusnative Broomtail wrasse  
Orectolobiformes Hemiscylliidae Chiloscyllium arabicumnative Arabian carpetshark  
Clupeiformes Chirocentridae Chirocentrus dorabnative Dorab wolf-herring  
Clupeiformes Chirocentridae Chirocentrus nudusnative Whitefin wolf-herring  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Chondrostoma regiumnative Brond-snout Baloot muluki 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias gariepinusintroduced North African catfish  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Coris nigrotaenianative Blackbar coris  
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Crenidens crenidensnative Karanteen seabream  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Cryptocentrus lutherinative Luther's prawn-goby  
Cypriniformes Xenocyprididae Ctenopharyngodon idellaintroduced Grass carp  
Pleuronectiformes Cynoglossidae Cynoglossus arelnative Largescale tonguesole  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Cyprinion tenuiradiusnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpiointroduced Common carp  
Carangiformes Carangidae Decapterus russellinative Indian scad  
Eupercaria/misc Haemulidae Diagramma pictumnative Painted sweetlips  
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Diplodus kotschyinative One spot seabream  
Acanthuriformes Drepaneidae Drepane longimananative Concertina fish  
Acanthuriformes Drepaneidae Drepane punctatanative Spotted sicklefish  
Clupeiformes Dussumieriidae Dussumieria acutanative Rainbow sardine  
Clupeiformes Dussumieriidae Dussumieria elopsoidesnative Slender rainbow sardine  
Carangiformes Echeneidae Echeneis naucratesnative Live sharksucker  
Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae Eidinemacheilus proudloveinative   
Carangaria/misc Polynemidae Eleutheronema tetradactylumnative Fourfinger threadfin  
Clupeiformes Engraulidae Encrasicholina punctifernative Buccaneer anchovy  
Acanthuriformes Ephippidae Ephippus orbisnative Orbfish  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Epinephelus areolatusnative Areolate grouper  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Epinephelus bleekerinative Duskytail grouper  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Epinephelus coeruleopunctatusnative Whitespotted grouper  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Epinephelus coioidesnative Orange-spotted grouper  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Epinephelus diacanthusnative Spinycheek grouper  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Epinephelus epistictusnative Dotted grouper  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Epinephelus malabaricusnative Malabar grouper  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Epinephelus multinotatusnative White-blotched grouper  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Epinephelus polylepisnative Smallscaled grouper  
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