Carasobarbus canis (Valenciennes, 1842)

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

Carasobarbus canis (Valenciennes, 1842) [N]— Jordan himri; Samak bonni

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus canis Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1842: 186, pl. 468 [ Jordan River, Palestine; lectotype: MNHN 0000-1413].—Syrian synonyms: Barbus beddomii Günther, 1868 .— Revisions: Borkenhagen & Krupp (2013).—Illustration: Borkenhagen & Krupp (2013: 16, figs. 8,9).

Status in Syria. First record from Syria by Gruvel (1931) as Barbus canis ; confirmed by Beckman (1962: 98); Krupp & Schneider (1989); Ali (2003); Taha (2005).—Syrian material: MSL

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Jordan River system.—Distribution in River Basin: 3-Desert, 5- Barada & Awaj, 6-Coastal, 7-Al-Yarmouk.—General distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Turkey and Syria.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 438- Jordan River, 440-Arabian Interior.—Habitat: This species inhabits a wide range of streams, rivers and lakes including reservoirs. 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.