Barilius mesopotamicus Berg, 1932

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 : 18-19

Barilius mesopotamicus Berg, 1932 [N]—Mesopotamian barilius

Taxonomy. Original description: Barilius mesopotamicus Berg, 1932: 333 , 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.