Hypophthalmichthys nobilis ( Richardson, 1845 )

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Jawad, Laith, Eagderi, Soheil, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Mouludi-Saleh, Atta, Sungur, Sevil & Fricke, Ronald, 2023, Freshwater fishes of Iraq: a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023, Zootaxa 5357 (1), pp. 1-49 : 20

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scientific name	Hypophthalmichthys nobilis ( Richardson, 1845 )
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Hypophthalmichthys nobilis ( Richardson, 1845) View in CoL [I]—Asian carp, big head carp

Taxonomy. Original description: Leuciscus nobilis Richardson, 1845: 140 View in CoL , pl. 63, fig. 3 (Canton, China; holotype: BMNH 1968.3.11.4].— Iraq synonyms: None.—Revisions: None.—Illustration: Richardson (1845: pl. 63, fig. 3) as Leuciscus nobilis View in CoL .

Status in Iraq. Introduced by the government of Iraq in 1968 ( Jawad 2003).—Iraq materials: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Iraq: Introduce somewehere in Tigris and Euphrates rivers drainages.— General distribution: East Asia: Yangtze River basin ( China); widely introduced elsewhere.—Habitat: This species occurs in both fast-running and standing streams in mainly shallow but also deep areas. It is an omnivore and is thought to have a moderate tolerance for habitat degradation. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Reasons of introduction. Fisheries: enhancement of wild stocks and sports fishing.

Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).

References

Jawad, L. (2003) Impact of environmental change on the freshwater fish fauna of Iraq. International Journal of Environmental Studies, 60 (6), 581 - 593. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 0020723032000087934

Richardson, J. (1845) Ichthyology. Part 3. In: Hinds, R. B. (Ed.), The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836 - 42, No. 10. Smith, Elder & Co., London, pp. 99 - 150, pls. 55 - 64.