Cyprinion kais Heckel, 1843

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Jawad, Laith, Eagderi, Soheil, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Mouludi-Saleh, Atta, Sungur, Sevil & Fricke, Ronald, 2023, Freshwater fishes of Iraq: a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023, Zootaxa 5357 (1), pp. 1-49 : 13-14

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scientific name	Cyprinion kais Heckel, 1843
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Cyprinion kais Heckel, 1843 View in CoL [N]—Smallmouth lotak

Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinion kais Heckel, 1843: 1066 View in CoL (76) [Aleppo, Syria and Mosul , Iraq; lectotype: NMW 52803 (148.1 mm)].—Iraq synonyms: Cyprinion cypris Heckel, 1843 View in CoL .—Revisions: Bănărescu & Herzig-Straschil (1995: 416).—Illustration: Heckel (1843, Pl. 7 (fig. 2)).

Status in Iraq. Recorded from Iraq in the original description by Heckel (1843).—Iraq materials: NMW, RMNH.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Iraq: Tigris and Euphrates River basins.—General distribution: Middle East: Euphrates and Tigris River systems ( Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran).—Habitat: This species inhabits medium-sized and large rivers and streams. Known to inhabit canals but seems to be absent from reservoirs. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation Status in Iraq: Unknown.—IUCN: LC (IUCN 2023).—Threats: ABS, CON, HAB, EUT.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.—Low priority for conservation action.

References

Heckel, J. J. (1843) Ichthyologie [von Syrien]. In: von Russegger, J., Reisen in Europa, Asien und Afrika, mit besonderer Rucksicht auf die naturwissenschaftlichen Verhaltnisse der betreffenden Lander unternommen in den Jahren 1835 bis 1841, etc. E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung. Stuttgart. Ichthyologie [von Syrien], 1 (pt 2), 991 - 1099.