Cyprinion macrostomus Heckel, 1843

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, Zootaxa 5350 (1), pp. 1-62 : 18-19

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5350.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:23B4C9BF-A1A4-4D27-8C30-E4A23DAD01AB

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10563181

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039B4C3C-2E1A-FF92-FF42-F87DE278FD03

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Plazi

scientific name

Cyprinion macrostomus Heckel, 1843
status

 

Cyprinion macrostomus Heckel, 1843 View in CoL View at ENA [N]—Tigris kingfish/Large mouth lotak; Shalami abiad

Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinion macrostomus Heckel, 1843a: 1065 View in CoL [75] [Aleppo, Syria or Mosul, Iraq; lectotype: NMW 52805-1].—Syrian synonyms: Cyprinion macrostomum Heckel 1843 View in CoL ; Cyprinion neglectus Heckel 1847 View in CoL .—Revisions: Bănărescu & Herzig-Straschil (1995: 414).—Illustration: Heckel (1843b: pl. 7, fig. 1).

Status in Syria. Recorded from Syria in original description by Heckel (1843a: 1066); subsequently reported by Gruvel (1931); Beckman (1962: 120); Ali (2003).—Syrian material: BMNH, MCZ, MNHN, NMW, RMNH, MSL.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Euphrates and Tigris River systems, Kahbur River.—Distribution in River Basin: 1-Dajleh & Khabour, 2-Euphrates & Aleppo.—General distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Euphrates and Tigris River systems ( Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran).—Distribution in Ecoregion: 441- Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.—Habitat: This species inhabits medium-sized and large rivers and streams. Known to inhabit canals but seems to be absent from reservoirs. Freshwater.

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

Conservation. Conservation status in Syria: Unknown.—IUCN: LC ( IUCN 2023) as C. macrostomum .—Threats: There are many threats in the area none strong enough to impact this species seriously.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—No keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.—Low priority for conservation action.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopteri

Order

Cypriniformes

Family

Cyprinidae

SubFamily

Cyprininae

Genus

Cyprinion

Loc

Cyprinion macrostomus Heckel, 1843

Saad, Adib, Çiçek, Erdoğan, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Fricke, Ronald, Sungur, Sevil & Eagderi, Soheil 2023
2023
Loc

Cyprinion neglectus

Heckel 1847
1847
Loc

Cyprinion macrostomus

Heckel 1843: 1065
1843
Loc

Cyprinion macrostomum

Heckel 1843
1843
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