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The Indian Shad Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton 1822) in the Southern Marshes of Iraq: A Revision and Evaluation of a Compiled Data

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The Indian shad Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton 1822) is one of the important commercial fish species along its geographical distribution from the Arabian Gulf to the East Asia at the vicinity of Indonesia. Once this species reaches the northern part of the Arabian Gulf, it ascends the large rivers such as Shatt al-Arab River in Iraq and Karun River in Iran for spawning. Juveniles of this species were found in the southern marshes of Iraq, where they were considered as nursery grounds. Although this species has been heavily investigated in all the countries that it is found, such studies in Iraq are scarce in comparison with those countries in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The present chapter revised the literature on T. ilisha inhabiting the southern marshes of Iraq in order to provide an up-to-date data base for future studies on this species. The results of this review showed that the number of studies achieved so far is very few and they cover academic issues rather applied. In addition, the subjects of these studies were not diverse. Evaluations of these studies were given, and recommendations were provided at the end of the chapter.

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Jawad, L.A. (2021). The Indian Shad Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton 1822) in the Southern Marshes of Iraq: A Revision and Evaluation of a Compiled Data. In: Jawad, L.A. (eds) Southern Iraq's Marshes. Coastal Research Library, vol 36. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66238-7_15

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