Carasobarbus kosswigi

Common name. Kiss-lip himri.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Carasobarbus in Persian Gulf and Mediterranean basins by: ○ 32−37 total lateral-line scales / ○ well-developed median lobe on lower lip / ● last unbranched dorsal ray longer than head, strongly ossified / ○ head length 25−27 % SL / ○ posterior barbel 13−20 % HL / ○ snout length 36−44 % HL / ○ two pairs of barbels / ○ no black blotch on posterior caudal peduncle / ○ 14−16 circumpeduncular scales. Size up to 180 mm SL.

Distribution . Euphrates and Tigris drainages.

Habitat . Poorly known; seem to inhabit deep, summer-warm mountain river stretches with fast-flowing water and gravel bottoms.

Biology. Feeds on benthic invertebrates.

Conservation status. LC.

Further reading. Ladiges 1960 (description); Tsigenopoulos et al. 2010 (phylogeny); Borkenhagen et al. 2011 (phylogeny); Borkenhagen & Krupp 2013 (description, distribution); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2024 (distribution).