Acanthobrama telavivensis Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Sungur, Sevil, Çapar, Osman Bahadir & Golani, Daniel, 2023, Freshwater fishes of Israel; a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023, Zootaxa 5369 (4), pp. 451-484 : 460

Acanthobrama telavivensis Goren, Fishelson & Trewavas, 1973 [E]—Yarkon bream; Lavnun ha’yarkon

Taxonomy. Original description: Acanthobrama telavivensis Goren et al. 1973: 304 , figs. 6B, 7 [Rosh Ha’Ayin, (Yarkon springs, near Tel Aviv), Israel. Holotype:TAU 3001 (=SMNHTAU)].— Israel synonyms:None.—Revisions: None.—Illustration: Goren et al. (1973: figs. 6B, 7).

Status in Israel. Recorded from Israel in the original description by Goren et al. (1973); subsequently reported by Goren (1974: 72), Goren & Ortal (1999: 4).—Israel material: TAU, HUJ.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Israel: Mediterranean coastal plain.—Distribution in River Basin: 1- Western Basin.—General distribution: Middle East: Mediterranean coastal plain of Israel.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 436-Coastal Levant.—Habitat: This is a coastal river species, now only existing in 10-12 rehabilitated natural habitats (including ponds), most of them artificial and semi-natural. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation Status in Israel: This species is protected in Israel.—IUCN: VU ( IUCN 2023).— Threats: ABS, CLI, CON, EUT, HAB.—Moderate sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered a keystone species.—Decline status: Increasing.—Moderate priority for conservation action.