Carasobarbus canis (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 : 458

Carasobarbus canis (Valenciennes, 1842) [N]— Jordan himri; Binit gdolat kaskasim

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus canis Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1842: 186, pl. 468 [ Jordan River, Palestine; lectotype: MNHN 0000-1413].— Israel synonyms: Labeobarabus canis Günther, 1864 ; Barbus beddomii Günther, 1864 ; Tor canis Goren, 1974 .—Revisions: Borkenhagen & Krupp (2013).—Illustration: Borkenhagen & Krupp (2013: 16, figs. 8, 9).

Status in Israel. Recorded from Israel in the original description by Valenciennes (1842: 186); subsequently reported by Günther (1865: 490) as Labeobarbus canis, Lortet (1883: 161) as Barbus canis, Tristram (1884: 174) as Barbus canis and B. beddomii, Steinitz (1953: 208) as Barbus canis and B. beddomi , and by Goren (1974) as Barbus canis ; confirmed by Krupp & Schneider (1989), Goren & Ortal (1999: 4) as Barbus canis .—Israel material: HUJ.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Israel: Jordan River system.—Distribution in River Basin: 2-Dead Sea Basin.—General distribution: Jordan River System ( Israel, Jordan); coastal rivers of the Mediterranean Sea ( Israel). Introduced in Azraq Oasis.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 438- Jordan River.—Habitat: This species inhabits a wide range of streams, rivers and lakes including reservoirs. Freshwater.

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

Conservation. Conservation Status in Israel: Unknown.—IUCN: NT ( IUCN 2023).—Threats: ABS, CLI, CON, EUT, HAB.—Moderate sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered a keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.—Moderate priority for conservation action.