Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi (Günther, 1874)

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Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi (Günther, 1874) – Native ( Fig. 158)

Barbus sharpeyi Günther [A.] 1874: 38 [3]; Type locality: Tigris River near Baghdad, Iraq. Syntypes: BMNH 1874.4.28.20 (1), 1874.4.28.27 (1), 1875.1.14.16 (1).

Barbus faoensis Günther [A.] 1896: 397; Type locality: Fao , Iraq, Persian Gulf. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1888.5 .17.4 [ex ZSD].

Common name: Pr: Benni, En: Binni.

Diagnosis: Absence of barbels, last unbranched dorsal fin ray moderately ossified but lacking serra, and the low scale count in lateral line.

Meristic characters: D: IV 7–9 (8), A: II–III (III) 4–5, P: 13–19 (16–17), V: 8, GR: 13–19, LL: 29–37, TV: 40–41.

Distribution: Tigri, Kor (translocated) and maybe Persis basins ( Fig. 159). Found in Zohre River, Hor Al azim and Shadegan Wetlands.

Taxonomy: Ekmekçi and Bǎnǎrescu (1998) placed in Mesopotamichthys .

Conservation: IUCN: Vulnerable B2ab(iii,v) ( Freyhof 2014w).