Aspius vorax Heckel, 1843: 21 Aspius vorax Freshwater fishes of Iraq: a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023 Çiçek, Erdoğan Jawad, Laith Eagderi, Soheil Esmaeili, Hamid Reza Mouludi-Saleh, Atta Sungur, Sevil Fricke, Ronald Zootaxa 2023 2023-10-17 5357 1 1 49 6Q3RS (Heckel, 1843) Heckel 1843 [151,534,1950,1977] Cyprinidae Leuciscus Animalia Cypriniformes 20 21 Chordata species vorax   Taxonomy.Original description:  Aspius vorax Heckel, 1843: 21(24), pl. 9 [Heri Rud River near Herat, Syria;  holotype: syntypes: NMW 16527(1, dry), 76776 (1)].— Iraqsynonyms: None.—Revisions: None.— Illustration: Heckel (1843: pl. 10 (fig. 3)) as  Aspius vorax.   Status in Iraq.First record from Iraq by Heckel (1843).—Iraq materials: None.   Distribution and habitat.Distribution in Iraq: Euphrates and Tigris River basins.—General distribution: Middle East: Orontes, Euphrates and Tigris River basins ( Turkey, Iraq, and Iran).—Habitat: This species inhabits large rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. Migrates from lakes and reservoirs into inflowing rivers or streams to spawn. Sensitive to pollution. Freshwater.   Economic importance.Commercially important.   Conservation.Conservation Status in Iraq: Unknown.—IUCN: LC (IUCN 2023).—Threats: EUT, FIT.—Moderate sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action. 4427146309 NMW Iraq Iraq 21 22 NMW 16527 2 holotype