Squalius lepidus Heckel 1843
Authors/Creators
- 1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Sciences, Nevşehir Hacı BektaşVeli University, Nevşehir, Türkiye
- 2. School of Environmental and Animal Sciences, Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
- 3. Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
- 4. Ichthyology and Molecular Systematics Research Laboratory, Zoology Section, Department of Biology, School of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
- 5. Health Services Vocational School, Nevşehir Hacı BektaşVeli University, Nevşehir, Türkiye
- 6. Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde in Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany
Description
Squalius lepidus Heckel, 1843 [N]—Mesopotamian pike chub
Taxonomy. Original description: Squalius lepidus Heckel, 1843: 21 [24], pl. 9 [Tigris River, Mosul, Iraq; lectotype: NMW 49342 (spec. 1)].— Iraq synonyms: Leuciscus lepidus (Heckel, 1843).—Revisions: Khaefi et al. (2016).—Illustration: Heckel (1843: pl. 10 (fig. 2)).
Status in Iraq. Recorded from Iraq in original description by Heckel (1843).—Iraq materials: NMW.
Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Iraq: Euphrates and Tigris River basins.—General distribution: Middle East: Asi Nehri (Orontes), Quwayq, Euphrates, and Tigris River basins (Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran).— Habitat: This species occurs in large to medium-sized rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. Freshwater.
Economic importance. Locally commercially important.
Conservation. Conservation Status in Iraq: Unknown.—IUCN: LC (IUCN 2023).—Threats: There are many threats in the area, non seem to be serious enough to strongly impact this species.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered a keystone species.—Decline status: Stable.—Low priority for conservation action.
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Heckel
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Squalius
- Species
- lepidus
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Squalius lepidus Heckel, 1843 sec. Çiçek, Jawad, Eagderi, Esmaeili, Mouludi-Saleh, Sungur & Fricke, 2023
References
- Heckel, J. J. (1843) Ichthyologie [von Syrien]. In: von Russegger, J., Reisen in Europa, Asien und Afrika, mit besonderer Rucksicht auf die naturwissenschaftlichen Verhaltnisse der betreffenden Lander unternommen in den Jahren 1835 bis 1841, etc. E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung. Stuttgart. Ichthyologie [von Syrien], 1 (pt 2), 991 - 1099.