Carasobarbus luteus (Heckel, 1843)

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 : 17

Carasobarbus luteus (Heckel, 1843) [N]—Mesopotamian himri; Bonni hamri

Taxonomy. Original description: Systomus luteus Heckel, 1843a: 1061 [71] [Mosul, Iraq; lectotype: NMW 54253:2; lectotype selected by Borkenhagen & Krupp (2013:37)].—Syrian synonyms: Barbus luteus (Heckel, 1843) ; Systomus albus Heckel, 1843 .—Revisions: Ekmekçi & Bănărescu (1998: 90); Borkenhagen et al. (2011: 328); Borkenhagen & Krupp (2013: 34).—Illustrations: Heckel (1843b: pl. 6, fig. 1); Borkenhagen & Krupp (2013: 38, figs. 23-24).

Status in Syria. Recorded from Syria in original description by Heckel (1843a: 1063) as Systomus luteus and S. albus ; subsequently reported by Gruvel (1931); Beckman (1962: 107); Borkenhagen et al. (2011: 328); Ali (2003) as Barbus luteus .—Syrian material: BMNH, MCZ, MNHN, MSL.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Qweik River; Tigris and Euphrates river basins.—Distribution in River Basin: 1-Dajleh & Khabour, 2-Euphrates & Aleppo.—General distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Tigris and Euphrates and adjacent basins ( Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran).—Distribution in Ecoregion: 441-Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.—Habitat: This species inhabits a very wide range of habitats, from small lowland streams and springs to marshes, lakes, and reservoirs to large and brackish lowland rivers. Freshwater.

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

Conservation. Conservation status in Syria: Unknown.—IUCN: LC ( IUCN 2023).—Threats: While there are many threats in the area, none is strong enough to threaten this ubiquitous species.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Stable.—Low priority for conservation action.