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Luciobarbus kersin

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Al Andalus University, Kadmus, Tartus, Syria / Syrian Society for Aquatic Environment Protection, Lattakia, Syria.
  • 2. Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Sciences, Nevþehir Hacý BektaþVeli University, Nevþehir, T ¸ rkiye.
  • 3. Ichthyology and Molecular Systematics Research Laboratory, Zoology Section, Department of Biology, School of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
  • 4. Staatliches Museum f ¸ r Naturkunde in Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany.
  • 5. Health Services Vocational School, Nevþehir Hacý BektaþVeli University, Nevþehir, T ¸ rkiye.
  • 6. Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.

Description

Luciobarbus kersin (Heckel, 1843) [N]—Kersin barbel; Kersin asfar

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus kersin Heckel, 1843a: 1049 [59] [Syria; syntypes: NMW 54212-13 (1, 4), 54215 (1); SMF 610 (1), ZMB 3237 (1)].—Syrian synonyms: None.—Revisions: None.—Illustration: Esmaeili (2021: 306, fig. 17.8).

Status in Syria. Recorded from Syria in original description by Heckel (1847: 212); subsequently reported by Gruvel (1931); Beckman (1962: 87); Ali (2003); Taha (2005) as Barbus kersin.—Syrian material: NMW, SMF, ZMB, MSL.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Euphrates; Khabur and Tigris River basins.—Distribution in River Basin: 1-Dajleh & Khabour, 2-Euphrates & Aleppo.—General distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Euphrates and Tigris River basins (Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran).—Distribution in Ecoregion: 441-Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.—Habitat: This species inhabits large to medium-sized rivers, but habitats are poorly known. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation status in Syria: Unknown.—IUCN: DD (IUCN 2023).—Threats: There are many threats in the area but it is unknown how and if the species is affected.—Low sensitivity to human activities.— Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.

Notes

Published as part of Saad, Adib, Çiçek, Erdoğan, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Fricke, Ronald, Sungur, Sevil & Eagderi, Soheil, 2023, Freshwater fishes of Syria: a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023, pp. 1-62 in Zootaxa 5350 (1) on pages 21-22, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5350.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10129772

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http://treatment.plazi.org/id/039B4C3C2E1FFF95FF42F940E638FE47

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Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.5350.1.1 (DOI)
Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/10129772 (URL)
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https://www.gbif.org/species/213683851 (URL)

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Heckel
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Cypriniformes
Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Luciobarbus
Species
kersin
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Luciobarbus kersin (Heckel, 1843) sec. Saad, Çiçek, Esmaeili, Fricke, Sungur & Eagderi, 2023

References

  • Heckel, J. J. (1843 a) Ichthyologie [von Syrien]. In: von Russegger, J., Reisen in Europa, Asien und Afrika, mit besonderer R ¸ cksicht 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), pp. 991 - 1099.
  • Esmaeili, H. R. (2021) Checklist of freshwater fishes of southwestern wetlands of Iran. In: Jawad, L. A. (Ed.), Southern Iraq's Marshes: Their Environment and Conservation. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp. 295 - 318. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / 978 - 3 - 030 - 66238 - 7 _ 17
  • Heckel, J. J. (1847) Naturhistorischer Anhang. [Various subtitles.] In: von Russegger, J., Reisen in Europa, Asien und Afrika, .... unternommen in den Jahren 1835 bis 1841. 1 (3). E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart, 2 (3), pp. 207 - 357.
  • Gruvel, A. (1931) Les etats de Syrie, richesses marines et fluviales. Exploitation actuelle - Avenir. Socieitei dd'Editions Geographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales, Paris, 453 pp.
  • Beckman, W. C. (1962) The Freshwater Fishes of Syria and their General Biology and Management. FAO, Rome, 297 pp.
  • Ali, A. (2003) A study of the qualitative and quantitative composition and biogeographical distribution of fish in the Khabur River Basin. Master Thesis, Tishreen University, Syria. 106 pp.
  • Taha, M. (2005) Specific composition and geographical distribution of fish in the Lower Euphrates Basin (Deir Ezzor Governorate). Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Latakia, 43 pp.
  • IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022 - 2. Available from: https: // www. iucnredlist. org / (accessed date 12 July 2023)