Barbus bergi Chichkoff, 1935

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Sungur, Sevil, Fricke, Ronald & Seçer, Burak, 2023, Freshwater lampreys and fishes of Türkiye; an annotated checklist, 2023, Turkish Journal of Zoology 47 (6), pp. 324-468 : 364

Barbus bergi Chichkoff, 1935 [N] ― Barbel/Bıyıklı balık

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus barbus bergi Chichkoff, 1935: 305 [Riesova Rieca, Bulgaria; syntypes: whereabouts unknown]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None .

Status in Türkiye. Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004); Geldiay and Balık (2007); Fricke et al. (2007) as Barbus barbus ; Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020). ― Turkish material: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Trachea region. ― Distribution in river basins: 2-Marmara. ― General distribution: Southeastern Europe: Bulgaria and Türkiye. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 418-Dniester - Lower Danube. ― Habitat: This species inhabits fast- to moderate-flowing rivers and streams. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: LC (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: No major threats known. ― Moderate sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― Moderate priority for conservation action. Barbus capito => Luciobarbus capito

Barbus cyclolepis Heckel, 1837 [N] ― Round-scaled barbel/Bıyıklı balık

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus cyclolepis Heckel, 1837: 155 [Maritza River, eastern Rumelia, Balkan region of Bulgaria; lectotype: NMW 54734 ]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None .

Status in Türkiye. Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004); Geldiay and Balık (2007); Fricke et al. (2007); Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020). ― Turkish material: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Western basins of Türkiye. ― Distribution in river basins: 1-Meriç-Ergene, 2-Marmara. ― General distribution: Eastern Europe: Aegean Sea and Black Sea basins. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 418-Dniester - Lower Danube, 423-Thrace. ― Habitat: This species inhabits streams and small rivers with fast, clear, and well-oxygenated water and gravel substrates. It is usually common in small streams and absent from large rivers. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: LC (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: ABS, CLI, CON, EUT, HAB. ― Moderate sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species. ― Decline status: Stable. ― Moderate priority for conservation action.