First record of Lyphira heterograna (Ortmann, 1892) from the North West of the Arabian Gulf

Tariq H.Y. Al-Maliky  and Anwar M.J. Al-Maliky

One male specimen of the species Lyphira heterograna (Ortmann, 1892) was recorded for the first time in October 2016 from Iraqi coast, North West of the Arabian Gulf, outside its known distribution range in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The present specimen agrees morphologically with the original description of L. heterograna in key diagnostic characters and should be considered a range extension for the species and a new record for the region