Luciobarbus longiceps (Valenciennes, 1842)

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Sungur, Sevil, Çapar, Osman Bahadir & Golani, Daniel, 2023, Freshwater fishes of Israel; a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023, Zootaxa 5369 (4), pp. 451-484 : 459

Luciobarbus longiceps (Valenciennes, 1842) [N]— Jordan barbel; Binit arukat rosh

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus longiceps Valenciennes, 1842: 179 , pl. 467 [ Jordan River; syntypes: MNHN 0000-4309 (1, dry)].— Israel synonyms: None.—Revisions: Levin et al. (2012: 544).—Illustration: Valenciennes (1842: pl. 467) as Barbus longiceps .

Status in Israel. Recorded from Israel in original description by Valenciennes (1842: 179) as Barbus longiceps ; also repported by Günther (1865: 490), Lortet (1883: 163), Tristram (1884: 174) and Steinitz (1953: 208) as Barbus longiceps ; confirmed by Goren (1974: 90) as Barbus longiceps, Goren & Ortal (1999: 4) as Barbus longiseps .— Israel material: HUJ.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Israel: Jordan River drainage.—Distribution in River Basin: 2-Dead Sea Basin, 3-Kinneret basin.—General distribution: Middle East: Jordan River ( Israel, Jordan, and Syria).—Distribution in Ecoregion: 438- Jordan River.—Habitat: This species occurs in large to medium-sized warm streams and rivers with moderate currents. It also inhabits reservoirs and lakes. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation Status in Israel: Unknown.—IUCN: EN ( IUCN 2023).—Threats: ABS, CLI, CON, EUT, HAB.—Moderate sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.— Moderate priority for conservation action.