Salariopsis burcuae Yoğurtçuoğlu, Kaya, Atalay, Ekmekçi, & Freyhof, 2023

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 : 474

Salariopsis burcuae Yoğurtçuoğlu, Kaya, Atalay, Ekmekçi, & Freyhof, 2023 [N] — Freshwater blenny; Karnun ha’naharot

Taxonomy. Original description: Salariopsis burcuae Yoğurtçuoğlu, Kaya, Atalay, Ekmekçi, & Freyhof, 2023: 90 , fig. 3-5 [Türkiye: Adana prov.: Körkün River at Hacılı, 37.2947 35.1539; holotype: FFR 4260 ].— Israel synonyms: None.—Revisions: None.—Illustration: Yoğurtçuoğlu et al. (2023: fig. 3-5) .

Status in Israel. Reported from Israel by Lortet (1883: 129, 130) as Blennius varus and B. lupulus, Tristram (1884: 162) as Blennius varus and B. lupulus ; first record from Israel by Steinitz (1953: 223) as Blennius vulgaris ; confirmed by Goren (1974: 101) as Salaria fluviatilis, Goren & Ortal (1999: 4) as Salaria fluviatilis .—Israel material: HUJ.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Israel: Mediterranean watersheds and Lake Kinneret basins.— Distribution in River Basin: 1-Western Basin, 2-Dead Sea Basin, 3-Kinneret Basin.—General distribution: Middle Asia: Mediterranean coastal watersheds from Antalya ( Türkiye) to Israel.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 436-Coastal Levant, 438- Jordan River.—Habitat: This species is mainly a riverine species that can also be found in lakes. Freshwater, brackish, marine.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation Status in Israel:Unknown.—IUCN: NE (2023).—Threats:Unknown.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered a keystone species.—Decline status: Stable.—Low priority for conservation action.

Remarks. Previous records of Salaria fluviatilis in Israel refer to S. burcuae ( Yoğurtçuoğlu et al. 2023) .