VU — Vulnerable

Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

ACTINOPTERYGII

Order

CYPRINIFORMES

Family

CYPRINIDAE

Genus

Mesopotamichthys

Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi belongs to the family CYPRINIDAE, order CYPRINIFORMES, within the ACTINOPTERYGII class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Wetlands (inland) - Bogs, marshes, swamps, fensMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

Dams & water management/use

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Species management

06 — Range

Found in 3 Countries

Iran Iraq Syria

Community

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi (Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/binni

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