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Luciobarbus longiceps

  • 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 longiceps (Valenciennes, 1842) [N]— Jordan barbel; Abou shadak

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus longiceps Valenciennes, 1842: 179, pl. 467 [Jordan River; syntypes: MNHN 0000-4309 (1, dry)].—Syrian synonyms: None.—Revisions: Levin et al. (2012: 544).—Illustration: Valenciennes (1842: pl. 467) as Barbus longiceps.

Status in Syria. First record from Syria by Barrois (1894: 308) as Barbus longiceps; confirmed by Gruvel (1931); Beckman (1962: 105); Hourani (2005); Saad et al. (2009) as Barbus longiceps.—Syrian material: MNHN, MSL.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Jordan River drainage and Orontes River drainage.—Distribution in River Basin: 3-Desert, 4-Orontes, 5-Barada & Awaj, 7-Al-Yarmouk.—General distribution: Middle East: Jordan River (Israel, Jordan, Syria).—Distribution in Ecoregion: 437-Orontes, 438- Jordan River, 440-Arabian Interior.—Habitat: This species occurs in large to medium-sized warm streams and rivers with moderate currents. It also inhabits reservoirs and lakes. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation status in Syria: Unknown.—IUCN: EN (IUCN 2023).—Threats: ABS, CLI, CON, EUT, HAB.—Moderate sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.— Moderate 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 page 22, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5350.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10129772

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References

  • Levin, B. A., Freyhof, J., Lajbner, Z., Perea, S., Abdoli, A., Gaffaroglu, M., Ozulug, M., Rubenyan, H. R., Salnikov, V. B. & Doadrio, I. (2012) Phylogenetic relationships of the algae scraping cyprinid genus Capoeta (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 62, 542 - 549. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. ympev. 2011.09.004
  • Barrois, T. (1894) Contribution a l'etude de quelques lacs de Syrie. Revue biologique du nord de la France, 6 (1893 - 1894), 224 - 312.
  • 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.
  • Saad, A., Khalaf, G., Alzein, G., Abdellatif, A., Sabour, W., Alhawi, I. & Hammoud, N. (2009) An updated check list of Fish in the Orontes River Basin within Syria and Lebanon. Final report of the joint Lebanese-Syrian scientific research project, Contract No. 119 of 2006. s. n., s. l., 62 pp. [in Arabic with an English summary]
  • IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022 - 2. Available from: https: // www. iucnredlist. org / (accessed date 12 July 2023)