Pseudophoxinus libani ( 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 : 31

Pseudophoxinus libani ( Lortet, 1883) [N]—Levantine minnow; Bakhsoon

Taxonomy. Original description: Phoxinellus libani Lortet, 1883: 164 , pl. 11, fig. 4) [Lake Yammouni (Yamuni or Lammouni or Yammouneh), elevation 1650 metres, Lebanon; syntypes: MCZ 25546 (28), MHNG 611.24 (10), SMF 804 (19), SMNS 3214 (several, not found), USNM 48012 (2)].—Syrian synonyms: None.— Revisions: Bariche & Freyhof (2016: 204).—Illustration: Lortet (1883: 164, pl. 11, fig. 4) as Phoxinellus libani .

Status in Syria. First record from Syria by Beckman (1962: 135) as Phoxinellus libani and P. rutiloides ; confirmed by Bariche & Freyhof (2016: 205).—Syrian material: FSJF, MCZ, MNHN.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Orontes and Litani River drainages.—Distribution in River Basin: 4-Orontes.—General distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Orontes and Litani River drainages ( Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, and Israel).—Distribution in Ecoregion: 437-Orontes.—Habitat: This species is a riverine species. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

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