Carasobarbus kosswigi ( Ladiges, 1960 )
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Carasobarbus kosswigi ( Ladiges, 1960 ) |
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Carasobarbus kosswigi ( Ladiges, 1960) View in CoL [N] ― Kosswig’s barb/Bıyıklı balık
Taxonomy. Original description: Cyclocheilichthys kosswigi Ladiges, 1960: 135 , fig. 7 [Batman suyu (Batman Çayi), Türkiye; holotype: ZMH H 1148]. ― Synonyms: Barbus kosswigi ( Ladiges, 1960) ; Kosswigobarbus kosswigi ( Ladiges, 1960) . ― Revisions: Borkenhagen et al. (2011: 328); Borkenhagen and Krupp (2013: 32). ― Illustration: Ladiges (1960: fig. 7).
Status in Türkiye. Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004) as Kosswigobarbus kosswigi ; Geldiay and Balık (2007) as Kosswigobarbus kosswigi ; Fricke et al. (2007) as Kosswigobarbus kosswigi ; Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020). ― Turkish material: ZMH.
Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Tigris-Euphrates system. ― Distribution in river basins: 21-Fırat-Dicle. ― General distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Tigris-Euphrates system ( Iraq, Syria, Türkiye, and Iran). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 441-Lower Tigris and Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris and Euphrates.― Habitat: This species inhabits lowland rivers, backwaters, lakes, reservoirs, springs, and ponds, rarely in fast-flowing waters. It seems to inhabit summer-warm mountain river stretches with fast-flowing water and gravel bottoms. Freshwater.
Economic importance. Locally commercially important.
Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: VU (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: ABS, CLI, CON, EUT, HAB. ― Moderate sensitivity to human activities. ― Not considered a keystone species. ― Decline status: Decreasing. ― Moderate priority for conservation action.
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