In Iraq this species is recorded from the Shatt al Arab River and its tributaries, the southern marshes, rivers such as the Tigris, Euphrates, Diyala and Little Zab as well as smaller streams, lakes such as Habbaniyah, Th arthar and Razzazah, and reservoirs such as Al Qadisiyah Dam Lake on the Euphrates and the Dukan Dam. Found in palace ponds in Baghdad and caught by American soldiers using various angling gear (Ref. 109283). Type locality: Tigris R. near Mosul, Iraq (Ref. 33021). In range Ref. 33304.