Acanthobrama orontis Berg, 1949

Baycelebi, Esra, 2020, Distribution and diversity of fish from Seyhan, Ceyhan and Orontes river systems, Zoosystematics and Evolution 96 (2), pp. 747-767 : 747

Acanthobrama orontis Berg, 1949

Common names.

Asi akçapağı * / Orontes bream*.

Conservation.

Not Evaluated (NE).

Material examined.

Not preserved St. 52., - FSJF 2435 St. 53., - FSJF 2989 St. 73.

Distribution in the area.

Seyhan and Ceyhan River drainages in Turkey.

Taxonomic notes.

Acanthobrama orontis was identified by Berg (1949) in Lake Amik (Orontes) in Turkey. Goren et al. (1973) reported it to be a synonym of A. marmid , and Krupp (1985) and Bogutskaya (1997) also supported this view ( Freyhof and Özuluğ 2014). Freyhof and Özuluğ (2014) accepted A. orontis as valid although they did not find it in the Orontes River. The species, which was not observed in the fieldwork, might prefer the local area in the Orontes.