Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi ( Günther, 1874 )

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 : 17-18

Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi ( Günther, 1874) [N]—Binni

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus sharpeyi Günther, 1874: 38 (3), Pl. 9 [Tigris River near Baghdad, Iraq; syntypes: BMNH 1874.4.28.20 (1), 1874.4.28.27 (1), 1875.1.14.16 (1)].— Iraq synonyms: None.—Revisions: Ekmekçi & Bănărescu (1998: 95); Borkenhagen (2017: 293).—Illustration: Günther (1874: 38 (3), Pl. 9) as Barbus sharpeyi .

Status in Iraq. Recorded from Iraq in original description by Günther (1874).—Iraq materials: BMNH.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Iraq: Tigris River system.—General distribution: Middle East: Tigris River system ( Iraq, Iran).—Habitat: The species occurs in large rivers, lakes, and marshes, mostly in standing waters and marshes with dense vegetation. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation status in Iraq: Unknown.—IUCN: VU (IUCN 2023).—Threats: ABS, COM, CON, EUT, FIT, HAB.—Moderate sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.—Moderate priority for conservation action.