Luciobarbus lorteti ( Sauvage, 1882 )

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 : 373

Luciobarbus lorteti ( Sauvage, 1882) [N] ― Lortet’s barbel/ Maya balığı

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus lorteti Sauvage, 1882: 165 [Orontes River at Antakya (= Antiochia), 36°12′N, 36°13′E, Türkiye; lectotype: MNHN A-3935. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948: 43].― Synonyms: None.― Revisions: Krupp (1985b: 64) as Barbus lorteti . ― Illustration: Krupp (1985b: 65, fig. 1) as Barbus lorteti .

Status in Türkiye. Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Fricke et al. (2007) as Barbus lorteti ; Kuru et al. (2014) as Barbus lorteti ; Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020). ― Turkish material: MNHN.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Orontes River basin. ― Distribution in river basins: 19- Asi. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: Asi Nehri basin (Orontes) (Mediterranean tributary), ( Syria and Türkiye). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 437-Orontes. ― Habitat: This species spawns in lowland streams and rivers on sand-gravel bottoms, usually in strong currents. Semianadromous but rarely landlocked in reservoirs. Freshwater, brackish, marine.

Economic importance. Locally consumed but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: DD (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: Unknown. ― Moderate sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species.― Decline status: Unknown.― Moderate priority for conservation action.

Remarks: According to Geiger et al. (2014) there are low genetic differences between Luciobarbus lorteti and L. graecus . Most probably, L. lorteti is the synonym of Luciobarbus pectoralis (Heckel, 1843) . Therefore, these situations should be clarified with detailed comparative studies.

Luciobarbus lydianus ( Boulenger, 1896) [E] ― Lydian barbel/Bıyıklı balık

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus lydianus Boulenger, 1896: 153 [Gediz River, Izmir Province, between north coast of Smyrna and Troy, Türkiye; syntypes: (several) BMNH 1893.1.14.9-12 (4), 1895.12.28.18 (1)]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None .

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Boulenger (1896). 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, 2018 a, 2020). ― Turkish material: BMNH.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Western basins of Türkiye. ― Distribution in river basins: 4-Kuzey Ege, 5-Gediz, 6-Küçük Menderes, 7-Büyük Menderes. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: Aegean and Marmara Sea tributaries ( Türkiye). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 429-Western Anatolia. ― Habitat: This species inhabits large- to medium-sized streams and rivers with moderate currents. It also inhabits reservoirs, from which it is believed to migrate to inflowing streams to spawn. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: LC. ― IUCN: LC (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.

Remarks: According to Khaefi et al. (2017) there are no genetic differences (K2P, 0.00%) between Luciobarbus lydianus and L. graecus . Most probably, L. lydianus is the synonym of Luciobarbus graecus (Steindachner, 1895) . Therefore, these situations should be clarified with detailed comparative studies.