Abstract
In the current study, the myxobolid, Thelohanellus wuhanensis Xiao & Chen, 1993 was recorded for the first time in Iraq from the gills of Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) that was caught from Tigris river near Al-Shawwaka location in Baghdad city during the period from May to October 2020. With this registration, T. wuhanensis become the fourth species of the genus Thelohanellus so far recorded from the Iraqi fish. The description and measurements of this external parasite as well as its illustrations are given.
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