Arabian toadfish Colletteichthys occidentalis Greenfield, 2012 from Northern Arabian Gulf off Iraq

Abbas T. Al-Faisal; Falah M. Mutlak

doi:10.58629/mjms.v39i2.386

Arabian toadfish Colletteichthys occidentalis Greenfield, 2012 from Northern Arabian Gulf off Iraq

Authors

Abbas T. Al-Faisal Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah -Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4639-9953
Falah M. Mutlak Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah -Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4575-3992

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58629/mjms.v39i2.386

Keywords:

Batrachoididae, Colletteichthys occidentalis , Arabian Gulf , Iraq

Abstract

The Confirmation of the presence of Arabian toadfish Colletteichthys occidentalis Greenfield, 2012 , is reported from northern Arabian Gulf off Iraq. The sample was collected using a trawl net in May 2024. C. occidentalis is characterized by a single tentacle located above the posterior portion of the eye, dorsal fin rays 19, anal fin rays 15.

Downloads

Published

29-06-2025

How to Cite

Al-Faisal, A. T., & Mutlak, F. M. (2025). Arabian toadfish Colletteichthys occidentalis Greenfield, 2012 from Northern Arabian Gulf off Iraq. Mesopotamian Journal of Marine Sciences, 40(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.58629/mjms.v39i2.386