Abstract The Tigris-Euphrates River Basin (TERB) is one of the key transboundary basins
among the developing countries in the Middle East which has been significantly damaged …

The current status of the freshwater fishes of Iraq is revised, and an updated checklist is
presented. The confirmed freshwater fishes of Iraq comprise 98 species belonging to 16 …

The current study was conducted to study fish assemblage composition and population
structure changes from Garmat Ali River from January to December 2020. Some ecological …

The biological characteristics of invaded species, Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) in
Garmat Ali River, Iraq, including length compositions, age, growth, reproduction, and food …

The blue tilapia, Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864) is exotic fish and became widely
distributed throughout different natural waters of Iraq during the last years. The present study …

Estuary reopening is a means of restoring estuarine habitats, which has recently been
implemented in a few developed countries. The regeneration of a brackish zone in the …

The age, growth, reproductive biology and food habit of the invasive Redbelly tilapia
(Coptodon zillii) from Garmat Ali River, Iraq. The length-weight relationship was W= 0.009 …

Cichlids are invasive fish to Iraqi waters and became well established and prevailing in
different waters. Despite that, there is no stock assessment study conducted for these fish …

The environment of the Shatt Al-Arab River, Iraq after the substantial salinity intrusion in
2018 was evaluated by applying the Integrated Biological Index (IBI). Fish sampling was …

The finding of larval and juvenile specimens from the Omani coast of the Arabian Sea and
the Arabian Gulf waters of Saudi Arabia and Iraq is reported for the first time. Based on …