Tristramella magdalenae ( 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 : 40

Tristramella magdalenae ( Lortet, 1883) [E]— Damascus tristramella; None

Taxonomy. Original description: Chromis magdalenae Lortet, 1883: 146 , pl. 9 (fig. 2) [Lakes Hula and Tiberias (Galilée), Israel; lakes east of Damascus ( Syria); syntypes: BMNH 1898.12.5.1-2 (2) (Damascus, Syria), 1898.12.5.3-4 (2) (Damascus, Syria); MCZ 25533 (1) (Damascus, Syria); MHNG 611.21 (2); MNHN 1883- 1139 (1) ( Israel); SMF 187 (1); SMNS 3187 (1, lost) (Bahret-el-Hidjane near Damascus, Syria); USNM 48023 (1) ( Syria)].—Syrian synonyms: None.—Revisions: Trewavas (1942: 535).—Illustration: None.

Status in Syria. Recorded from Syria in original description by Lortet (1883: 141; subsequently reported by Beckman (1962: 65 as Tristramella simonis magdalenae ) and Hurani (2005).—Syrian material: MGHN, MSL.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Jordan River system, Al Yarmouk and Nahr Alkabeer Alchemali rivers.—Distribution in River Basin: 3-Desert, 5-Barada & Awaj, 7-Al-Yarmouk.—General distribution: Middle East: swamps and pools in Damascus area ( Syria).—Distribution in Ecoregion: 438- Jordan River, 440- Arabian Interior.—Habitat: This species lives in the shallow zones of lakes, springs, and streams, where it may be found among stones or vegetation. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

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