Paracapoeta barroisi (Lortet, 1894)

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 : 24

Paracapoeta barroisi (Lortet, 1894) [N]—Orontes scraper; None

Taxonomy. Original description: Capoeta barroisi Lortet in Barrois 1894: 308 [Lake Homs, at Schoummarieh Village, Orontes drainage, Hims District, Syria; Antioche (Antakya, Turkey); syntypes: FMUL uncat. (several, probably lost), MHNL uncat. (1)].—Syrian synonyms: None.—Revisions: Turan et al. (2008: 267).— Illustration: Turan et al. (2008: 267, fig. 5).

Status in Syria. Recorded from Syria in original description by Barrois (1894: 308); subsequently reported by Gruvel (1931); Beckman (1962: 143) as Varicorhinus barroisi .—Syrian material: BMNH, FMUL, MNHN, MSL.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Orontes River drainage.—Distribution in River Basin: 1-Dajleh & Khabour, 2-Euphrates & Aleppo, 4-Orontes.—General distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: eastern Mediterranean watersheds, Tigris River and Gulf basins ( Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey).—Distribution in Ecoregion: 437-Orontes, 441-Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.—Habitat: This species inhabits mostly lakes, reservoirs, and larger lowland rivers. Most likely, they migrate to rivers or streams to spawn. Freshwater.

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

Conservation. Conservation status in Syria: Unknown.—IUCN: EN ( IUCN 2023 as Capoeta barroisi ).—Threats: ABS, CON, CLI, HAB.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.— Decline status: Decreasing.—Low priority for conservation action.