Freshwater Fish Species in Euphrates River [Middle East]

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Fish Species in Euphrates
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=35]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Acanthobrama marmid

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

3.0

native

Alburnoides bipunctatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

2.9

native

Alburnus caeruleus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.0

native

Alburnus sellal

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.0

native

Ameiurus nebulosus

Ictaluridae

demersal

55 TL

3.4

introduced

Aspius vorax

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

100 TL

3.0

native

Barbus grypus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

23 TL

3.0

native

Barbus kosswigi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

23 TL

3.0

native

Barbus luteus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

23 TL

3.0

native

Barbus mystaceus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

23 TL

3.0

native

Barbus pectoralis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

23 TL

3.0

native

Barbus sharpeyi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.0

native

Barbus subquincunciatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

23 TL

3.0

native

Barbus xanthopterus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

23 TL

3.0

native

Barilius mesopotamicus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Capoeta barroisi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

43 TL

3.0

native

Capoeta trutta

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

43 TL

3.0

native

Carassius auratus auratus

Cyprinidae

demersal

59 TL

2.0

native

Carcharhinus leucas

Carcharhinidae

demersal

350 TL

4.3

native

Chalcalburnus mossulensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

40 TL

2.8

native

Chondrostoma regium

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

28 TL

2.7

native

Cobitis elazigensis

Cobitidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

3.5

native

Cyprinion kais

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

2.9

native

Cyprinion macrostomus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

2.9

native

Garra variabilis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

2.1

native

Glyptothorax cous

Sisoridae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.1

native

Hemigrammocapoeta elegans

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

2.9

native

Leuciscus cephalus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

60 TL

3.0

native

Leuciscus lepidus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

29 TL

3.5

native

Mastacembelus mastacembelus

Mastacembelidae

demersal

68 TL

2.8

native

Nemacheilus hamwii

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.6

native

Orthrias kermanshahensis

Balitoridae

demersal

8 TL

2.9

native

Orthrias tigris

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

9 TL

2.9

native

Schistura nielseni

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

5 TL

2.6

native

Turcinoemacheilus kosswigi

Balitoridae

benthopelagic

7 TL

2.9

native

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Page generated June 30, 2003 from Fishbase.org. Page created by: Jen, 15.11.01, last modified by Jen, 20.09.02.