Mesopotamian chub

The Mesopotamian chub (Squalius berak) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes.^[2] This fish is found in the Qweik and Euphrates and Tigris drainages.^[3]

Mesopotamian chub
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Subfamily:	Leuciscinae
Genus:	Squalius
Species:	S. berak
Binomial name
Squalius berak Heckel, 1843
Synonyms[2]
Squalius orientalis Heckel, 1847