Squalius berak 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 : 22

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scientific name	Squalius berak Heckel, 1843
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Squalius berak Heckel, 1843 View in CoL [N]—Mesopotamian chub

Taxonomy. Original description: Squalius berak Heckel, 1843: 1078 View in CoL [88] [Aleppo, Syria; holotype: syntypes: NMW 48915 (6), SMF 469 [ex NMW] (3)].— Iraq synonyms: Squalius orientalis Heckel, 1847 View in CoL .—Revisions: Khaefi et al. (2016); Esmaeili et al. (2016b: 119).—Illustration: Heckel (1843: pl. 10, fig. 1); Esmaeili et al. (2016b: 120–123, figs. 1–5).

Status in Iraq. First record from Iraq by Heckel (1843).—Iraq materials: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Iraq: Euphrates and Tigris River basins.—General distribution: Middle East: Euphrates and Tigris River basin ( Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran).—Habitat: This species occurs in small to medium-sized streams, mostly in mountains and hilly areas. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation Status in Iraq: Unknown.—IUCN: LC (IUCN 2023).—Threats: There are many threats in the area, but none is serious enough to significant impact this species.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.

References

Esmaeili, H. R., Khaefi, R. & Nejad, R. Z. (2016 b) Historical review on the taxonomy of Squalius berak Heckel, 1843 (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). FishTaxa, 1 (3), 118 - 126.

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.

Heckel, J. J. (1847) Naturhistorischer Anhang. [Various subtitles]. 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. E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart, 2 (3), pp. 207 - 357.