Jawad Al-Hassan, Laith Abdul Jalil; BSc (Basrah University, Iraq), MSc (Bristol University, UK); Fish Biodiversity expert and consultant; May 31, 1948 Basrah (Iraq)(New Zealand Nationality); Education University of Basrah, 1971, University of Bristol (UK), 1980; Assistant Professor, University of Basrah; Assistant Professor, Zoology Dept., University of Garyounis, Libya; Researcher, NIWA (New Zealand); now free-lance Fish biodiversity expert and consultant; Main scientific achievements are the publication of over 277 research papers/articles/book reviews, published in various international journals/magazines, description of three new species, one from the north west region of the Arabian Gulf and the other two from the Omani waters, large number of fish records from the Sea of Oman, Arabian Sea coasts of Oman, Arabian Gulf and the inland waters of Iraq; Main interest, fish biodiversity on both species and subspecies levels; Other interests, systematics and ichthyology; Address 4, Tin T