Mystus pelusius (Solander, 1794)

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 : 23-24

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scientific name	Mystus pelusius (Solander, 1794)
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Mystus pelusius (Solander, 1794) View in CoL [N]—Zugzug catfish

Taxonomy. Original description: Silurus pelusius Solander in Russell, 1794: 210, Pl. 7 (fig. 1) [Kowick River, Aleppo, Syria; Syntype: BMNH 1955.6.25.1 (1)].— Iraq synonyms: Bagrus halepensis Valenciennes, 1840 View in CoL ; Macrones colvillii Günther, 1874 View in CoL ; Mystus halepensis (Valenciennes, 1840) View in CoL .—Revisions: Esmaeili et al. (2022a).—Illustrations: Hamilton (1822: pl. 3, fig. 61) as Pimelodus tengara ; Esmaeili et al. (2022a: 338, fig. 10); Esmaeili et al. (2022a: 339, fig. 11).

Status in Iraq. First record from Iraq by Günther (1874).—Iraq materials: Fish collection of the Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Iraq: Euphrates and Tigris River basins.—General distribution: Middle East: Euphrates and Tigris River basins ( Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran).—Habitat: This species inhabits larger rivers, marshes, reservoirs, and lakes. Feeds on invertebrates and small fish. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation Status in Iraq: Unknown.—IUCN: LC (IUCN 2023).—Threats: ABS, CLI, CON, EUT, HAB.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.

References

Esmaeili, H. R., Sayyadzadeh, G., Zarei, F., Eagderi, S. & Mousavi-Sabet, H. (2022 a) Mystus cyrusi, a new species of bagrid catfish (Teleostei: Bagridae) from Middle East. Zootaxa, 5099 (3), 325 - 343. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 5099.3.2

Gunther, A. (1874) A contribution to the fauna of the river Tigris. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 4, 14 (79) (Art. 8), 36 - 38, pls. 8 - 9. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222937408680918

Hamilton, F. (1822) An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. Edinburgh & London, vii + 405 pp., 39 pls. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 59540

Russell, A. (1794) Natural History of Aleppo. 2 nd Edition. Revised by P. Russell. Vol. 2. Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, London, vii + 430 + xxxiv + 26 pp., index, pls. 1 - 16.