Khaled Kh. Al-Khafaji¹ , Falah M. Mutlak² , Ali Taha Yaseen² , Amal S. Al-Sharaa¹

1 Marine Biology Department, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
2 Marine Vertebrates Department, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
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International Journal of Aquaculture, 2017, Vol. 7, No. 19   doi: 10.5376/ija.2017.07.0019
Received: 09 Oct., 2017    Accepted: 09 Nov., 2017    Published: 17 Nov., 2017

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Al-Khafaji K.K., Mutlak F.M., and Yaseen A.T, 2017, First finding of Matutid crabs: Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798 (Crustacea: Decapoda) from Iraqi Coast and Garmat Ali River, Basrah area, Iraq, International Journal of Aquaculture, 7(19): 122-125 (doi: 10.5376/ija.2017.07.0019)

The first finding of matutid crab: Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798 from subtidal zone of Iraqi coast, south Al-Fao city, NW-Arabian Gulf, Basrah, Iraq. Specimens was caught by trawl and hand net, during period from Jan. 16^th, 2017 to May 28^th, 2017, six females and three males, from Iraqi coast, south Al-Fao city in addition, two males and three females were collected from Garmat Ali River. The present study reports the presence specimens of this species from subtidal zone of Iraqi coast and Garmat Ali River.

First finding; Matuta planipes; Decapoda; Al-Fao city