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Lophiomus setigerus (Vahl, 1797), Nemipterus zysron (Bleeker, 1856), and Parascolopsis eriomma (Jordan & Richardson, 1909) (Osteichthyes: Lophiidae and Nemipteridae) in the marine waters of Iraq

We report here records of three species of marine fishes from the Arabian Gulf that are new to the Iraqi marine waters. They represent records from the northernmost part of their distribution range. All fish were caught in local fishing traps called “Gargoor” in the waters of Al-Faw City, 70 km south of Basrah City, on 7 March 2012. The specimens were examined fresh, photographed and identified to specific level on the basis of keys by Fischer and Bianchi (1984) and Russell (1990). Morphometric and meristic characters were taken following these authors. Measurements were recorded to the lowest millimetre (mm) by using a digital caliper. The specimens are deposited in the fish collection of the Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Oman, Catalogue numbers OMMSFC 1245-1247.