Terapon theraps Cuvier, 1829

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 : 33-34

Terapon theraps Cuvier, 1829 [N]—Largescaled terapon

Taxonomy. Original description: Terapon theraps Cuvier (ex Commerson) in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829: 129, Pl. 53 [Java, Indonesia; Mahé [ Seychelles, western Indian Ocean].: syntypes: MNHN A-5518 (1, dry) Indian Ocean, 7901 (1) Java, A-0210 (2, dry)].— Iraq synonyms: Pseudoterapon theraps ( Cuvier, 1829) ; Eutherapon theraps ( Cuvier, 1829) .—Revisions: Vari (1978: 259).—Illustration: Randall (1995: 153, fig.).

Status in Iraq. First record from Iraq by Mohamed and Abood (2017a).—Iraq materials: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Iraq: Shatt al-Arab River.—General distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal ( South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Seychelles and Madagascar east to Philippines and Rotuma ( Fiji), north to Korea and central Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland ( Australia) and New Caledonia; Mediterranean Sea (immigrant through Suez Canal).—Habitat: This species inhabits coastal and brackish waters. Freshwater, brackish, marine.

Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Iraq: Unknown.—IUCN: LC (IUCN 2023).—Threats:Threats are unknown.— Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.