Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi (Gunther, 1874)

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 : 23-24

Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi (G̡nther, 1874) [N]—Binni; None

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus sharpeyi Günther, 1874: 38 (3), pl. 9 [Tigris River near Baghdad, Iraq; syntypes:BMNH 1874.4.28.20(1),1874.4.28.27 (1),1875.1.14.16 (1)].—Syrian synonyms:None.—Revisions: None.—Illustration: Günther (1874: 38 (3), pl. 9) as Barbus sharpeyi .

Status in Syria. First record from Syria by Beckman (1962: 112) as Barbus sharpeyi ; confirmed by Ali & Saad (2002); Ali (2003).—Iraq materials: MSL.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Euphrates River system, Al Kahbour.—Distribution in River Basin: 1-Dajleh & Khabour, 2-Euphrates & Aleppo.—General distribution: Middle East: Tigris River system ( Iraq, Iran, and Syria).—Distribution in Ecoregion: 441-Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.— Habitat: This species occurs in large rivers, lakes, and marshes, mostly in standing waters and marshes with dense vegetation. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation status in Syria: Unknown.—IUCN: VU ( IUCN 2023).—Threats: ABS, COM, CON, EUT, FIT, HAB.—Moderate sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.—Moderate priority for conservation action.