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Squalius berak Heckel 1843

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

Squalius berak Heckel, 1843 [N]—Mesopotamian chub; None

Taxonomy. Original description: Squalius berak Heckel, 1843a: 1078 [88] [Aleppo, Syria; syntypes: NMW 48915 (6), SMF 469 [ex NMW] (3)].—Syrian synonyms: Squalius orientalis Heckel, 1847; Leuciscus cephalus orientalis Heckel, 1847.—Revisions: Doadrio & Carmona (2006: 200).—Illustration: Heckel (1843b: pl. 10, fig. 1).

Status in Syria. Recorded from Syria in original description by Heckel (1843a: 1079) as Squalius berak; subsequently reported by Beckman (1962: 130) as Leuciscus cephalus orientalis.—Syrian material: BMNH, MCZ, NMW, SMNS, MSL.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Euphrates and Tigris River basin.—Distribution in River Basin: 1-Dajleh & Khabour, 2-Euphrates & Aleppo.—General distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Euphrates and Tigris River basin (Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran).—Distribution in Ecoregion: 441-Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.—Habitat: This species lives in small to medium-sized streams, mostly in mountains and hilly areas. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Syria: Unknown.—IUCN:LC (IUCN 2023).—Threats: There are many threats in the area, but none is serious enough to really impact this species.—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 page 32, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5350.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10129772

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http://treatment.plazi.org/id/039B4C3C2E14FF9FFF42FE54E638FBDF

Is part of
Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.5350.1.1 (DOI)
Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/10129772 (URL)
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https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/039B4C3C2E14FF9FFF42FE54E638FBDF (URL)
https://www.gbif.org/species/213683818 (URL)

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Heckel
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Cypriniformes
Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Squalius
Species
berak
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Squalius berak 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.
  • 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.
  • Doadrio, I. & Carmona, J. A. (2006) Phylogenetic overview of the genus Squalius (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae) in the Iberian Peninsula, with description of two new species. Cybium, 30 (3), 199 - 214.
  • Heckel, J. J. (1843 b) Abbildungen und Beschreibungen der Fische Syriens, nebst einer neuen Classification und Characteristik sammtlicher Gattungen der Cyprinen In: Fenzl, E., Heckel, J. J. & Redtenbenher, L. (Eds.), Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer und seletner Thiere und Pflanzen in Syrien und im westlichen Taurus gesammelt von Th. Kotschy. 1 (2). E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart, pp. 991 - 1044, pls. 1 - 13. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 14055
  • 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)