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ABSTRACT
In the present study, newly record of the crustacean animal Potamon magnum, and the study samples of river crab
were collected monthly by a network with a radius of (30) cm for the period from August 2014 until May 2015 of three
stations in the al-Kufa river, the first station is located north bridge Imam Ali, the second near the Nissan trocar and the
third near the old bridge. also the effect of environmental factors on the presence and the spread of river crab P. magnum,
which belong to the order Decapods, the highest density has recorded the first station in April (32.89) individual / m3 and
the second station (24.92) individual / m3 while In the third station (30.8) individual / m3 also the animal disappeared in
the all study stations during the months of January and February. . Environmental measurements showed that there is a
positive correlation between intensity P. magnum and all of the air and water temperature, Biological Oxygen Demand
(BOD5), electrical conductivity, salinity and turbidity and Total Hardness (T. H ), also found negative relationship between
river crab density and all of pH , dissolved oxygen , calcium ion
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Freshwater crabs may tolerate some degree of salinity but they have a low capacity for transoceanic dispersal
(Morris & Van Aardt, 1998)
Many species of the Potamidae family migrated to different geographically isolated regions and they well adapted
themselves with prevailing conditions (Bott, 1970; Pretzmann, 1976).
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Newly Record of the Potamon magnum in the Middle Euphrates and the Impact of Environmental Factors
the dorsal region and the bottom rigon as white diagonal of yellow this animal has five pairs of walking legs as in the
picture (2), Carapace Length ranged from 16 mm to 55 mm and Carapace ranged from 20 to 6.5 mm and the length of
forceps Chela between 10 to 33 mm and this disagreed with (Salih and Al- Barwary , 2013) in the Shatt al-Mosul, the
animal diameter reached 55 mm to 75 mm.
Record highest density of the animal P. magnum in the month April in the all study stations , in the first station
(32.89) individual / m3, followed by the third station 30.80 individual / m3 and finally the second station (24.92) individual
/ m3 and This agreement with Sultan (1987 ) who record the highest density in the month April ( 54.5) individual / m3 and
recorded the lowest density of the animal in all study stations during the months January and February where there is no
appearance of the animal during those months Table 1, Figure 1.
Table 1: Shows Mean the Monthly Density of River
Crab P. Magnum in the Study Stations
Month
August 2014
September
October
November
December
January 2015
February
March
April
May
June
July
Density years
Station 1
21.86
27.44
18.21
12.04
7.52
0
0
0
32.89
14.93
9.91
8.96
12.81
Station 2
17.91
20.8
16.71
9.2
5.06
0
0
7.37
24.92
15.36
8.23
4.29
10.82
Station 3
20.71
22.35
18.2
16.61
5.53
0
0
10.25
30.8
10.92
8.88
7.08
12.61
Figure 2: Shows Mean the Monthly Density of River Crab P. magnumin the Study Stations
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Calcium Ion
Calcium ion value ranged from 119 Mg /L in August 2014 to 380 mg / L in the February 2015, also observed a
negative correlation between the value of calcium and density of river crab P. magnum with correlation coefficient ( r = 0.701, r = - 0.620, r = - 0.007) in the study and all stations respectively at p <0.05
Station 1
Station 2
Station 3
Figure 3: (A, B, C): Shows the Relationship between Air Temperature
and the Density of River Crab P. magnum in the Study Stations
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Station 1
Station 2
Station 3
Figure 4: (A, B, C) Shows the Relationship between Water Temperature and the
Density of River Crab P. magnum in the Study Stations
Station 1
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Station 2
Station 3
Figure 5: (A, B ,C) Shows the Relationship between pH and Density of
River Crab P.magnum in the Study Stations
Station 1
Station 2
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Station 3
Figure 6: (A, B, C) Shows the Relationship between DO and the Density of
River Crab P.magnum in the Study Stations
Station 1
Station 2
Station 3
Figure 7: (A, B, C) Shows the Relationship between BOD and the Density of
River Crab P. magnum in the Study Stations
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Station 1
Station 2
Station 3
Figure 8: (A, B, C): Shows the Relationship between Salinity and the Density of
River crab P.magnum in the Study Stations
Station 1
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Station 2
Station 3
Figure 9: (A, B, C) Shows the Relationship between Turbidity and the Density of
River Crab P.magnum in the Study Stations
Station 1
Station 2
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Station 3
Figure 10: (A, B, C) Shows the Relationship between Turbidity and the
Density of River Crab P.magnum in the Study Stations
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