Acanthobrama tricolor ( Lortet, 1883 )

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 : 27

Acanthobrama tricolor ( Lortet, 1883) [E]— Damascus bream; None

Taxonomy. Original description: Leuciscus tricolor Lortet, 1883: 166 [Lakes east of Damascus, Syria; no types known].—Syrian synonyms: None.—Revisions: see Freyhof & Özulug (2014).—Illustration: None.

Status in Syria. Recorded from Syria in original description as Leuciscus tricolor by Lortet (1883: 166); subsequently reported by Beckman (1962: 138) as Rutilus tricolor .—Syrian material: BMNH, MNHN.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Lake Al-ʿUtaybah drainage.—Distribution in River Basin: 3- Desert.—General distribution: Syria.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 440-Arabian Interior.—Habitat: This species inhabits freshwater lakes, marshes, and slowly flowing parts of streams. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

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

Remarks. This species disappeared (extinct) due to the desiccation of Lake Al-Otaiba, south of Damascus, where it was first described.