Barilius mesopotamicus Berg, 1932
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10018809 |
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Barilius mesopotamicus Berg, 1932 |
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Barilius mesopotamicus Berg, 1932 View in CoL [N]—Mesopotamian barilius
Taxonomy. Original description: Barilius mesopotamicus Berg, 1932: 333 View in CoL , fig. 1 [Gawi River, Tigris River basin, 33°20’N, 46°20’E, Iraq; holotype: ZIN 23955].— Iraq synonyms: None.—Revisions: Bianco & Bănărescu (1982: 76); Liao et al. (2011).—Illustration: Berg (1932: fig. 1).
Status in Iraq. Recorded from Iraq in original description by Berg (1932).—Iraq materials: ZIN.
Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Iraq: Tigris River basin.—General distribution: Middle East: Tigris and Persis River basins ( Turkey, Iraq, and Iran).—Habitat: This species inhabits the upper water column close to the surface of small to large rivers with slow to moderate current. Freshwater.
Economic importance. No commercial importance.
Conservation. Conservation Status in Iraq: Unknown.—IUCN: LC (IUCN 2023).—Threats: CLI, CON, ABS, HAB.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.—Low priority for conservation action.
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Barilius mesopotamicus Berg, 1932
Çiçek, Erdoğan, Jawad, Laith, Eagderi, Soheil, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Mouludi-Saleh, Atta, Sungur, Sevil & Fricke, Ronald 2023 |
Barilius mesopotamicus
Berg 1932: 333 |