Barbus escherichii Steindachner, 1897

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 : 365

Barbus escherichii Steindachner, 1897 [E] ― Ankara barbel/Bıyıklı balık

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus lacerta var. escherichii Steindachner, 1897: 688 (4), Pl. 2 (figs. 1-1a) [Ankara (Angora), Türkiye; syntypes: (several) NMW 54086-87 (4, 4), 54158 (7), 54232-33 (1, 3), 78221 (1)]. ― Synonyms: Luciobarbus escherichii ( Steindachner, 1897) . ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None.

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Steindachner (1897). Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004) as Barbus plebejus escherichi ; Geldiay and Balık (2007) as Barbus plebejus escherichi ; Fricke et al. (2007); Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2018 a, 2020). ― Turkish material: NMW.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Northern basins of Anatolia. ― Distribution in river basins: 12- Sakarya, 13-Batı Karadeniz. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: northern Anatolian Black Sea watersheds ( Türkiye). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 430-Northern Anatolia. ― Habitat: This species inhabits large rivers and medium-sized streams with gravel bottoms. Spawns in riffles and rapids. Inhabits reservoirs from which it migrates to inflowing streams or rivers to spawn. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: LC. ― IUCN: LC (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: ABS, CLI, CON, EUT, HAB. ― Moderate sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species. ― Decline status: Decreasing. ― Moderate priority for conservation action.

Barbus esocinus => Luciobarbus esocinus