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Issue: Vol. 5752 No. 2: 26 Jan. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-01-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5752.1.9
Page range: 148-150
Abstract views: 36
PDF downloaded: 1

New fish records from Iraq’s recently discovered coral reef

Department of Biology; College of Science; University of Baghdad; Baghdad; Iraq
Department of Biology; College of Science; University of Baghdad; Baghdad; Iraq
School of Environmental and Animal Sciences; Unitec Institute of Technology; 139 Carrington Road; Mt Albert; Auckland 1025; New Zealand; Marine and Aquatic Life Research Group; Scientific Research Centre; Al-Ayen Iraqi University; An Nasiriyah; Iraq
Pisces Canthidermis macrolepis Decapterus muroadsi Iraqi coral reef

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How to Cite

Fatle, F.A.A., Wahab, S.A.M.A. & Jawad, L.A. (2026) New fish records from Iraq’s recently discovered coral reef. Zootaxa, 5752 (2), 148–150. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5752.1.9