Classification study of fish scales of five Iraqi species

دراسة تصنيفية لقشور خمسة انواع من الاسماك العراقية

Abstract

Five Iraqi local species back to Cyprinidae was collected from different areas from Iraq. The collection was between 5-6 fish from different species. Fish scales was taken and parts from the pectoral fins of each species to strengthen histological classification between these species to support this research. Scales did not show any differences in histologic remember, but showed fins taxonomic differences between the histologic and clear these species. The aim of the study is to find a way taxonomic new tissue depends on the part of the body parts of the fish within the same family and determine the imprint fin of tissue in each species in this local family.