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Pseudophoxinus drusensis

  • 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

Pseudophoxinus drusensis (Pellegrin, 1933) [N]—Drusian spring minnow; None

Taxonomy. Original description: Phoxinellus (Pararhodeus) drusensis Pellegrin, 1933: 368 [Al-Mazra‘a, 32°46‘N, 36°29‘E, Syria; lectotype: MNHN 1932-163; lectotype selected by Krupp & Schneider (1989: 375)].—Syrian synonyms: None.—Revisions: Krupp & Schneider (1989: 375).—Illustration: Krupp & Schneider (1989: 376, fig. 23); Freyhof et al. (2020: 166).

Status in Syria. Recorded from Syria in original description by Pellegrin (1933: 368); subsequently reported by Beckman (1962: 133) as Phoxinellus drusensis.—Syrian material: MNHN.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Al-Mazra’a, Orontes River basin.—Distribution in River Basin: 4- Orontes, 5-Barada & Awaj, 6-Coastal, 7-Al-Yarmouk.—General distribution: Middle East: Israel and Syria.— Distribution in Ecoregion: 437-Orontes, 438- Jordan River, 440-Arabian Interior.—Habitat: This species lives in slow-flowing streams and among stones and vegetation in streams and stream pools. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Syria: Unknown.—IUCN: EN (IUCN 2023).—Threats: ABS, CLI, CON, COM, EUT, HAB.—High sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.—High 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 30, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5350.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10129772

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References

  • Pellegrin, J. (1933) Description d'un poisson nouveau de la Syrie meridionale appartenant au genre Phoxinellus. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Serie 2, 5 (5), 368 - 369.
  • Krupp, F. & Schneider, W. (1989) The fishes of the Jordan River drainage basin and Azraq Oasis. Fauna of Saudi Arabia, 10, 347 - 416.
  • Beckman, W. C. (1962) The Freshwater Fishes of Syria and their General Biology and Management. FAO, Rome, 297 pp.
  • IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022 - 2. Available from: https: // www. iucnredlist. org / (accessed date 12 July 2023)