Ranzania laevis in Iraq
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Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence native
Importance Ref.
Aquaculture Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater No
Brackish No
Saltwater Yes
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish No
Abundance Ref.
Comments

Two specimens (52.3.0-53.0 cm TL; 3535 and 3548 g, respectively) were captured by local fishermen with a seine net in surface waters of less than 10 m deep last March 2012.These record the presence of the species in Iraqi waters northwest Arabian Gulf for the first time (Ref. 97270).

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Country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/iz.html
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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