Pseudophoxinus drusensis ( Pellegrin, 1933 )

Saad, Adib, Çiçek, Erdoğan, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Fricke, Ronald, Sungur, Sevil & Eagderi, Soheil, 2023, Freshwater fishes of Syria: a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023, Zootaxa 5350 (1), pp. 1-62 : 30

Pseudophoxinus drusensis ( Pellegrin, 1933) [N]—Drusian spring minnow; None

Taxonomy. Original description: Phoxinellus (Pararhodeus) drusensis Pellegrin, 1933: 368 [Al-Mazra‘a, 32°46‘N, 36°29‘E, Syria; lectotype: MNHN 1932-163; lectotype selected by Krupp & Schneider (1989: 375)].—Syrian synonyms: None.—Revisions: Krupp & Schneider (1989: 375).—Illustration: Krupp & Schneider (1989: 376, fig. 23); Freyhof et al. (2020: 166).

Status in Syria. Recorded from Syria in original description by Pellegrin (1933: 368); subsequently reported by Beckman (1962: 133) as Phoxinellus drusensis .—Syrian material: MNHN.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Al-Mazra’a, Orontes River basin.—Distribution in River Basin: 4- Orontes, 5-Barada & Awaj, 6-Coastal, 7-Al-Yarmouk.—General distribution: Middle East: Israel and Syria.— Distribution in Ecoregion: 437-Orontes, 438- Jordan River, 440-Arabian Interior.—Habitat: This species lives in slow-flowing streams and among stones and vegetation in streams and stream pools. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Syria: Unknown.—IUCN: EN ( IUCN 2023).—Threats: ABS, CLI, CON, COM, EUT, HAB.—High sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.—High priority for conservation action.