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A new record of Siganus luridus from a brackish water environment located 75 Km northwest of the marine waters of Iraq is reported. One specimen was collected during an ichthyologic survey on the 17th of December, 2021. The specimen with 141.7 and 113 mm in total and standard length, respectively. This record from the Iraqi water represents the northernmost record in the northwestern Indian Ocean.
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1 Unitec Institute of Technology, School of Environmental and Animal Sciences, Auckland, New Zealand (GRID:grid.431295.8) (ISNI:0000 0000 9224 802X)
2 University of Basrah, Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, College of Agriculture, Basrah, Iraq (GRID:grid.411576.0) (ISNI:0000 0001 0661 9929)