Salariopsis burcuae Yoğurtçuoğlu, Kaya, Atalay, Ekmekçi & Freyhof, 2023

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 : 46-47

Salariopsis burcuae Yoğurtçuoğlu, Kaya, Atalay, Ekmekçi & Freyhof, 2023 [N] — Freshwater blenny; None

Taxonomy. Original description: Salariopsis burcuae Yoğurtçuoğlu, Kaya, Atalay, Ekmekçi, & Freyhof, 2023: 90 , fig. 3-5 [ Türkiye: Adana prov.: Körkün River at Hacýlý, 37.2947 35.1539; holotype: FFR 4260].—Syrian synonyms: None.—Revisions: None.—Illustration: Yoğurtçuoğlu et al. (2023: fig. 3-5).

Status in Syria. First record from Syria by Beckman (1962: 52) as Blennius vulgaris ; confirmed by Krupp (1987) as Blennius fluviatilis . Recorded from Syria in original description by Yoğurtçuoğlu et al. (2023).—Syrian materials: FFR.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Mediterranean watersheds.—Distribution in River Basin: 4- Orontes, 5-Barada & Awaj, 6-Coastal, 7-Al-Yarmouk.—General distribution: Middle Asia: Mediterranean coastal watersheds from Antalya ( Türkiye) to Israel.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 436-Coastal Levant, 437- Orontes, 438- Jordan River.—Habitat: This species is mainly a riverine species that can also be found in lakes. It likes rubble and gravel substrates with moderate to high current velocities and stays in the deepest part. Freshwater, brackish, marine.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation Status in Syria: Unknown.—IUCN: NE (2023).—Threats: Unknown.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Stable.—Low priority for conservation action.