Freshwater fishes of Iraq: a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023 Author Çiçek, Erdoğan Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Sciences, Nevşehir Hacı BektaşVeli University, Nevşehir, Türkiye Author Jawad, Laith School of Environmental and Animal Sciences, Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand Author Eagderi, Soheil Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran Author Esmaeili, Hamid Reza Ichthyology and Molecular Systematics Research Laboratory, Zoology Section, Department of Biology, School of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran Author Mouludi-Saleh, Atta Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran Author Sungur, Sevil Health Services Vocational School, Nevşehir Hacı BektaşVeli University, Nevşehir, Türkiye Author Fricke, Ronald Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde in Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany text Zootaxa 2023 2023-10-17 5357 1 1 49 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5357.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.1.1 1175-5326 10012543 7CDE221A-1E73-416D-A984-23E64D9451A6 Caecocypris basimi Banister & Bunni, 1980 [E]—Haditha cavefish Taxonomy. Original description: Caecocypris basimi Banister & Bunni, 1980: 151 , figs. 1–5 [Natural well in the Sheik Hadid sink hole, outskirts of Haditha, Euphrates River system, Al Anbar Province , 34°04’N , 42°24’E , Iraq ; holotype :BMNH 1979.8.3.1].— Iraq synonyms:None.—Revisions:Proudlove (2006:65).—Illustration: Banister & Bunni (1980: 151 , figs. 1–5). Status in Iraq . Recorded from Iraq in original description by Banister & Bunni (1980) .—Iraq materials: BMNH. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Iraq : Euphrates River drainage.—General distribution: Euphrates River system, Iraq .—Habitat: This species is A cave-dwelling species. Freshwater. Economic importance. No commercial importance. Conservation. Conservation status in Iraq :Unknown.—IUCN:CR (IUCN 2023).—Threats:HAB.—High sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—High priority for conservation action.