Carasobarbus chantrei ( Sauvage, 1882 )

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 : 16-17

Carasobarbus chantrei ( Sauvage, 1882) [N]—Orontes himri; Bonni

Taxonomy. Original description: Labeobarbus chantrei Sauvage, 1882: 165 [Antakya Lake (= Amik Ĝlü) (36°12’14”N, 36°09’26”E), Hatay Province, Turkey; lectotype: MNHN A-3866; lectotype selected by Krupp (1985b:19) and again later (same specimen) by Ekmekçi & Bănărescu (1998:92)].—Syrian synonyms: Barbus chantrei ( Sauvage, 1882) ; Barbus canis (non-Valenciennes, 1842); Tor canis (non Valenciennes, 1842).—Revisions: Ekmekçi & Bănărescu (1998: 92); Borkenhagen et al. (2011: 328); Borkenhagen & Krupp (2013: 17).—Illustration: Borkenhagen & Krupp (2013: 19, figs. 10-11).

Status in Syria. First record from Syria by Beckman (1962:98) as Barbus chantrei ; confirmed by Krupp (1985b: 18); Saad et al. (2009) as Barbus chantrei .—Syrian material: BMNH, CMN, MNHN, SMNS, MSL.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Orontes River system.—Distribution in River Basin: 4-Orontes.— General distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Turkey and Syria.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 437- Orontes.—Habitat: This species inhabits lowland rivers, backwaters, lakes, reservoirs, springs, and ponds, rarely in fast-flowing waters. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.

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