Luciobarbus barbulus Heckel, 1847 [N]—Barbel

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus barbulus Heckel, 1847: 256 [Kara Agatsch River (Qarah Aqaj River) near Geré (Jereh), 29°15’N, 51°58’E, Iran; Kueik River at Aleppo, Syria; syntypes: NMW 6596 (1)].— Iraq synonyms: None.—Revisions: Khaefi et al. (2017b); Valiallahi (2020: 59).—Illustration: Khaefi et al. (2017b: 837, 840, figs. 2, 3); Valiallahi (2020: 60, figs. 1–2); Esmaeili (2021: 306, fig. 17.7a).

Status in Iraq. First record from Iraq by Heckel (1847).—Iraq materials: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Iraq: Euphrates and Tigris river basins.—General distribution: Middle East: Euphrates and Tigris river basins (Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran); Zoreh, Mond, and Kol river basins (Iran).—Habitat: This species inhabits a very wide range of all kinds of permanent waterbodies at least seasonally with gravel or running water. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation Status in Iraq: Unknown.—IUCN: NE (2023).—Threats: Unknown.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.