Record of Gyrodactylus Bychowskianus Bogolepova, 1950 (Monogenea, Gyrodactylidae) for the First Time in Iraq From Gills of the Cyprinid Fish Arabibarbus Grybus

Abstract

The monogenean Gyrodactylus bychowskianus Bogolepova, 1950 is recorded in the present study for the first time in Iraq from the gills of the cyprinid fish Arabibarbus grypus (Heckel, 1843); which was collected from the Tigris River at Al-Taji Beach north of Baghdad Province during the period from July until November 2018.