Pseudophoxinus hasani Krupp, 1992

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 : 30

Pseudophoxinus hasani Krupp, 1992 [E]—Marqîyah spring minnow; Bakhsoon

Taxonomy. Original description: Pseudophoxinus hasani Krupp, 1992a: 23 , figs. 3-4 [Nahr Marqiya, 35°02’N, 35°54’E, Mediterranean coastal drainage, Syria; holotype: SMF 24564].—Syrian synonyms: None— Revisions: None.—Illustration: Krupp (1992a: figs. 3-4); Freyhof et al. (2020: 172).

Status in Syria. Recorded from Syria in original description by Krupp (1992a: 23).—Syrian material: SMF.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Mediterranean coastal drainage.—Distribution in River Basin: 6-Coastal.—General distribution: Mediterranean coastal drainage, Syria.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 436- Coastal Levant.—Habitat: This species occurs in springs and spring-fed streams with clear waters and dense vegetation. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

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