The shoemaker spinefoot Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835) in the marine waters of Iraq: second appearance and the northernmost record in the northern Indian Ocean

A new record of Siganus sutor from inland artificial marine extension Shatt al-Basrah canal, south of Iraq, is reported. Two specimens were collected during an ichthyologic survey on 2 November 2021. The specimens are 127 and 129 mm in total length. This record from Iraqi waters represents the speci...

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Main Authors: Jawad Laith, Abed Jassim, Resen Amjed Kadhum, Al-Yassein Rajaa, Kulw Ali M.
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Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2023-06-01
Series:Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2023.2.03
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Abed Jassim
Resen Amjed Kadhum
Al-Yassein Rajaa
Kulw Ali M.
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description A new record of Siganus sutor from inland artificial marine extension Shatt al-Basrah canal, south of Iraq, is reported. Two specimens were collected during an ichthyologic survey on 2 November 2021. The specimens are 127 and 129 mm in total length. This record from Iraqi waters represents the species’ second and northernmost appearance in the northern Indian Ocean.
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spelling doaj-art-d6c3ebfb62bb4930b64a5b9c9479b5142025-01-20T11:10:23ZengSciendoOceanological and Hydrobiological Studies1897-31912023-06-0152216617110.26881/oahs-2023.2.03The shoemaker spinefoot Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835) in the marine waters of Iraq: second appearance and the northernmost record in the northern Indian OceanJawad Laith0Abed Jassim1Resen Amjed Kadhum2Al-Yassein Rajaa3Kulw Ali M.4School of Environmental and Animal Sciences, Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New ZealandDepartment of Fishers and Marine Resources, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, IraqDepartment of Fishers and Marine Resources, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, IraqCollege of Science, University of Basrah, Basrah, IraqDepartment of Fishers and Marine Resources, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, IraqA new record of Siganus sutor from inland artificial marine extension Shatt al-Basrah canal, south of Iraq, is reported. Two specimens were collected during an ichthyologic survey on 2 November 2021. The specimens are 127 and 129 mm in total length. This record from Iraqi waters represents the species’ second and northernmost appearance in the northern Indian Ocean.https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2023.2.03siganidaesiganusbasrahiraqrange extensionindian ocean
spellingShingle Jawad Laith
Abed Jassim
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Al-Yassein Rajaa
Kulw Ali M.
The shoemaker spinefoot Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835) in the marine waters of Iraq: second appearance and the northernmost record in the northern Indian Ocean
Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies
siganidae
siganus
basrah
iraq
range extension
indian ocean
title The shoemaker spinefoot Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835) in the marine waters of Iraq: second appearance and the northernmost record in the northern Indian Ocean
title_full The shoemaker spinefoot Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835) in the marine waters of Iraq: second appearance and the northernmost record in the northern Indian Ocean
title_fullStr The shoemaker spinefoot Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835) in the marine waters of Iraq: second appearance and the northernmost record in the northern Indian Ocean
title_full_unstemmed The shoemaker spinefoot Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835) in the marine waters of Iraq: second appearance and the northernmost record in the northern Indian Ocean
title_short The shoemaker spinefoot Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835) in the marine waters of Iraq: second appearance and the northernmost record in the northern Indian Ocean
title_sort shoemaker spinefoot siganus sutor valenciennes 1835 in the marine waters of iraq second appearance and the northernmost record in the northern indian ocean
topic siganidae
siganus
basrah
iraq
range extension
indian ocean
url https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2023.2.03
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