Animalia > Chordata > Cypriniformes > Cyprinidae > Mesopotamichthys > Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi

Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi (Binni)

Synonyms: Barbus faoensis; Barbus sharpeyi
Language: Arabic; Czech; Persian

Wikipedia Abstract

The binni, or Mesopotamic Barbel, 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.
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Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi

Prey / Diet

Boiga dendrophila (Gold-ringed Cat Snake, Mangrove Snake)[1]
Microcystis aeruginosa[1]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Dogielius persicus[2]
Philometra karunensis <Unverified Name>[2]
Schyzocotyle acheilognathi[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0