On the occurrence of the short-nosed tripod fish Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch, 1786) in the North of Basrah, Southern Iraq

Authors

  • A.H. Ghazi Marine Science College, University of Basrah, Iraq
  • A.J. Al-Faisal Marine Science Center, University of Basrah, Basrah-Iraq
  • M.A.A. Alfaris Agriculture College, Basrah University, Basrah-Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58629/mjms.v33i2.54

Keywords:

Triacanthus biaculeatus, new occurrence, Northern Basrah, Al-Dair village

Abstract

In this article, we report on the occurrence of the short-nosed tripod fish Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch, 1786) in the North of Basrah, West of Al-Dair district which was not reported in this region before. Two specimens were obtained in November 2018 and identified as, T biaculeatus. They have a total length ranged from 69.0 to 137.0 mm. The first dorsal fin has 5 spines, the second spine is much less than half the length of the first one. The ventral surface of the pelvis is slightly tapered to words the posterior end.

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10-12-2021

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Ghazi, A., Al-Faisal, A., & Alfaris, M. (2021). On the occurrence of the short-nosed tripod fish Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch, 1786) in the North of Basrah, Southern Iraq. Mesopotamian Journal of Marine Sciences, 33(2), 99–104. https://doi.org/10.58629/mjms.v33i2.54

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 2 (2018)

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