Four new records of fishes from the Arabian gulf coast of Iraq

Abstract

New records of four fish species from the Arabian Gulf coast of Iraq are reported: Arabian Sea meagre Argyrosomus heinii, Geelbeck croaker Atractocion aequidens, Majan croaker Johnius majan and the wedge snout mullet Osteomugil cunnesius. All specimens were obtained from the Iraqi waters of the Arabian Gulf during fishing survey on the 7^th March 2012. The sampling was done during the routine sampling in the northern part of the Arabian Gulf funded by Al-Marifa Fisheries Company during the period September 2011 to May 2012 and it represents a significant contribution to the fish diversity of the northern Arabian Gulf.