Glyptothorax armeniacus (Linnaeus, 1766) [N]—Tigris catfish

Taxonomy. Original description: Glyptosternum armeniacum Berg, 1918: 146 [Mukhlassi-darasi River, Upper Euphrates River system, Turkey (possibly stream Habib at Oyuklu Mahallesi, Çat district, 39.6050, 40.9764); syntypes: (5) ZMT (?4, lost), ZSI [ex ZIN 20806] F11319/1 (1), ZIN 20806 (5, now 4)].—Iraq synonyms: None.—Revisions: Freyhof et al. (2021: 461); Sayyadzadeh et al. (2022).—Illustration: Freyhof et al. (2021: 461, fig. 5) .

Status in Iraq. First record from Iraq by Berg (1931); confirmed by Coad (2010).—Iraq materials: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Iraq: Tigris-Euphrates River basin.—General distribution: Middle East: Tigris-Euphrates River basin, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria.—Habitat: This is a freshwater species that occurs in slow-running and standing streams Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation Status in Iraq: Unknown.—IUCN: NE (2023).—Threats: Unknown.—Moderate sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Moderate priority for conservation action.