Acanthobrama microlepis (De Filippi, 1863)

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 : 382-383

Acanthobrama microlepis (De Filippi, 1863) [N] ― Blackbrow bleak/Inci balığı

Taxonomy. Original description: Abramis microlepis DeFilippi 1863: 393 [Kura River near Tiflis (T’bilisi), Georgia, Eurasia; holotype (unique): MZUT 673 ] . ―

Synonyms: Acanthalburnus microlepis (DeFilippi 1863) ; Alburnus microlepis (De Filippi, 1863; Alburnus brandtii (non-Dybowski 1872); Alburnus punctulatus Kessler, 1877 ; Acanthalburnus punctulatus ( Kessler, 1877) . ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None.

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

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Kura-Aras River basin. ― Distribution in river basins: 24-Aras. ― General distribution: Eurasia: Kura-Aras River basin, Caspian Sea basin ( Georgia, Iran, and Türkiye). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 434-Kura - South Caspian Drainages. ― Habitat: This ubiquitous species inhabits all kinds of water bodies with standing or slowly flowing waters, such as larger streams, rivers, reservoirs, and lakes, as well as moderately polluted water bodies. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: LC (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: CON. ― Moderate sensitivity to human activities. ― Not considered a keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― Moderate priority for conservation action. Acanthobrama mirabilis => Vimba mirabilis