Carasobarbus luteus ( 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 : 12

Carasobarbus luteus ( Heckel, 1843) [N]—Mesopotamian himri

Taxonomy. Original description: Systomus luteus Heckel, 1843: 1061 [71] [Mosul, Iraq; lectotype: NMW 54253: 2].— Iraq synonyms: Barbus luteus ( Heckel, 1843) .—Revisions: Borkenhagen & Krupp (2013: 34).— Illustration: Heckel (1843: pl. 6 (fig. 1)); Borkenhagen & Krupp (2013: 38, figs. 23–24).

Status in Iraq. Recorded from Iraq in original description by Heckel (1843).—Iraq materials: NMW, RMNH.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Iraq: Tigris and Euphrates basins.—General distribution: Middle East: Tigris and Euphrates and adjacent basins ( Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran).—Habitat: This species inhabits a very wide range of habitats, from small lowland streams and springs to marshes, lakes, and reservoirs to large and brackish lowland rivers. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation Status in Iraq: Unknown.—IUCN: LC (IUCN 2023).—Threats: While there are many threats in the area, none is strong enough to threaten this ubiquitous species.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Stable.—Low priority for conservation action.