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- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi abstract "Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Tigris-Euphrates river system. This barbel is the only member in its genus, but was included in the "wastebasket genus" Barbus by earlier authors. Not evaluated by the IUCN, it is probably not rare or endangered, though it may have declined notably in recent times due to habitat destruction.It is a deep-bodied dark silvery barbel. The large scales bear parallel stripes; the fins are comparatively small. Full-grown specimens may reach a length of almost half a meter and weigh 800 grams or more, but as most individuals encountered are by far smaller, it seems to take some time to grow to such good size. Sexes are probably almost identical, though it may be notable that a male was among the largest recorded specimens (in many cyprinids females are larger than males). Not much is known about its ecology, but like similar relatives it is believed to be benthopelagic and feed on small animals and waterplants.Known in the local Iraqi Arabic dialect as binni or bunni, this fish is valued highly by the Marsh Arabs. Their fishermen traditionally employ an unusual technique of combined spearfishing and Datura poison-fishing to catch it; until recently net-fishing was mostly restricted to the Berbera tribe and held in low esteem. Since the 1960s however, large-scale fisheries have also been developed; once of prime importance throughout Iraq, the marshland fish stocks presumably declined notably following the draining of the Mesopotamian Marshes.Umm al Binni lake in Maysan Governorate, Iraq, was named after this species. Now mostly dried-up following the draining of the Central Marshes, its name attests to the former abundance of this fish and possible use as spawning ground (Umm is Arabic for "mother", but does not necessarily imply procreation). The lake is of interest as a possible impact crater mentioned in the Epic of Gilgamesh.".
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi binomialAuthority Albert_Günther.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi class Actinopterygii.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi conservationStatus "NE".
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi conservationStatusSystem "iucn3.1".
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi family Cyprinidae.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi kingdom Animal.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi order Cypriniformes.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi phylum Chordate.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageID "33337795".
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageLength "3155".
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageOutDegree "33".
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageRevisionID "651850076".
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- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Barbel_(fish).
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- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Benthopelagic.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Category:Cyprinidae.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Category:Fish_of_Asia.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Category:Fish_of_Iran.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Category:Monotypic_fish_genera.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Central_Marshes.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Chordata.
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- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Cypriniformes.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Datura.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Demersal_fish.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Draining_of_the_Mesopotamian_Marshes.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Endemism.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Epic_of_Gilgamesh.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Genus.
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- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink IUCN.
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- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Iraqi_Arabic.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Marsh_Arabs.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Maysan_Governorate.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Mesopotamian_Arabic.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Mladen_Karaman.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Spearfishing.
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- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Tigris-Euphrates_river_system.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Tigris–Euphrates_river_system.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Umm_al_Binni_lake.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Wastebasket_taxon.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLink Category:Fish_of_Iraq.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageWikiLinkText "Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi".
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi binomial "Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi".
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi classis Actinopterygii.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi familia Cyprinidae.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi genus "Mesopotamichthys".
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi genusAuthority "M. S. Karaman , 1971".
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi hasPhotoCollection Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi name "Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi".
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi ordo Cypriniformes.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi phylum Chordata.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi phylum Chordate.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi regnum Animal.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi regnum Animalia.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi species "M. sharpeyi".
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi status "NE".
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi statusSystem "iucn3.1".
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Cypriniformes-stub.
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- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi subject Category:Cyprinidae.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi subject Category:Fish_of_Asia.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi subject Category:Fish_of_Iran.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi subject Category:Monotypic_fish_genera.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi subject Category:Fish_of_Iraq.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi hypernym Fish.
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- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi type Cypriniforme.
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- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi type Q152.
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi type Q19088.
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- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi comment "Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Tigris-Euphrates river system. This barbel is the only member in its genus, but was included in the "wastebasket genus" Barbus by earlier authors. Not evaluated by the IUCN, it is probably not rare or endangered, though it may have declined notably in recent times due to habitat destruction.It is a deep-bodied dark silvery barbel. The large scales bear parallel stripes; the fins are comparatively small.".
- Mesopotamichthys_sharpeyi label "Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi".
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