Paracapoeta barroisi (Lortet, 1894)

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Sungur, Sevil, Fricke, Ronald & Seçer, Burak, 2023, Freshwater lampreys and fishes of Türkiye; an annotated checklist, 2023, Turkish Journal of Zoology 47 (6), pp. 324-468 : 375

Paracapoeta barroisi (Lortet, 1894) [N] ― Orontes Scraper/Siraz balığı

Taxonomy. Original description: Capoeta barroisi Lortet in Barrois 1894: 308 [Lake Homs, at Schoummarieh Village, Orontes drainage, Hims District, Syria; Antioche (Antakya, Türkiye); syntypes: FMUL uncat. (several, probably lost), MHNL uncat. (1)]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: Turan et al. (2022b). ― Illustration: Turan et al. (2008: 267, fig. 5).

Status in Türkiye. Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004); Geldiay and Balık (2007); Fricke et al. (2007); Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020); Turan et al. (2022b). ― Turkish material: FMUL, MHNL.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Seyhan, Ceyhan, Orontes, Euphrates and Tigris River basins. ― Distribution in river basins: 17-Doğu Akdeniz, 18-Seyhan, 19-Asi, 20-Ceyhan, 21-Fırat-Dicle. ― General distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: eastern Mediterranean watersheds, Tigris River and Gulf basins ( Türkiye, Iraq, and Iran). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 432-Southern Anatolia, 437-Orontes, 441-Lower Tigris and Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris and Euphrates. ― Habitat: This species inhabits mostly lakes, reservoirs, and larger lowland rivers. Most likely, they migrate to rivers or streams to spawn. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: EN (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: ABS, CON, CLI, HAB. ― Low sensitivity to human activities. ― Not considered a keystone species. ― Decline status: Decreasing. ― Low priority for conservation action.