Luciobarbus barbulus Heckel, 1847

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Sungur, Sevil, Fricke, Ronald & Seçer, Burak, 2023, Freshwater lampreys and fishes of Türkiye; an annotated checklist, 2023, Turkish Journal of Zoology 47 (6), pp. 324-468 : 371-372

Luciobarbus barbulus Heckel, 1847 [N] ― Barbel/ Bıyıklı balık

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus barbulus Heckel, 1847: 256 [Kara Agatsch River (Qarah Aqaj River) near Geré (Jereh), Iran, 29°15′N, 51°58′E; Qweik River at Aleppo, Syria; syntypes: NMW 6596 (1)]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: Valiallahi (2020: 59). ― Illustration: Valiallahi (2020: 60, figs. 1-2) .

Status in Türkiye. Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Fricke et al. (2007) as Barbus barbulus ; Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020). ― Turkish material: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Qweik River system, Euphrates and Tigris river basins. ― Distribution in river basins: 21-Fırat-Dicle. ― General distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Qweik River system ( Syria); Euphrates and Tigris river basins ( Türkiye, Syria, Iraq, and Iran); Zoreh, Mond and Kol river basins ( Iran). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 441-Lower Tigris and Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris and Euphrates. ― Habitat: This species inhabits a very wide range of all kinds of permanent waterbodies, at least seasonally, with gravel or running water. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: NE (2023). ― Threats: Unknown. ― Low sensitivity to human activities. ― Not considered a keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― Low priority for conservation action.

Luciobarbus brachycephalus (Kessler, 1872) => not occurring in Türkiye (see Çiçek et al., 2020)

Luciobarbus capito ( Güldenstädt, 1773) [N] ― Bulatamai barbel/Bıyıklı balık

Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus capito Güldenstädt, 1773: 519 , 520 [Kura River, Transcaucasia; no types known]. ― Turkish synonyms: Barbus capito ( Güldenstädt, 1773) ; Cyprinus chalybeus Walbaum (ex Hablizl) 1792; Barbus bilkewitschi Bulgakov 1923 ; Cyprinus bulatmai Hablizl 1783 ; Cyprinus chalybatus Pallas, 1814 ; Barbus lacertoides Kessler, 1872 ; Barbus capito serratus Sokolinskii 1927 ; Barbus capito capito platycephalus Abdurakhmanov, 1960 . ― Revisions: Berg (1949: 698) as Barbus capito ; Karaman (1971: 211) as Barbus capito capito . ― Illustration: Berg (1949: 699, fig. 455) as Barbus capito .

Status in Türkiye. Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004) as Barbus capito capito ; Geldiay and Balık (2007) as Barbus capito capito ; Fricke et al. (2007); Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020). ― Turkish materials: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Kura-Aras River basin. ― Distribution in river basins: 24-Aras. ― General distribution: Eurasia: Aral Sea and western and southern Caspian Sea basins. Anadromous and non-anadromous, freshwater, brackish, marine. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 434-Kura - South Caspian Drainages. ― Habitat: This species spawns in lowland streams and rivers on a sand-gravel bottom, usually in a strong current. Semianadromous but rarely landlocked in reservoirs. Freshwater, brackish, marine.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: VU (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: FIT, CON, ABS. ― High sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species. ― Decline status: Decreasing. ― Moderate priority for conservation action.

Luciobarbus caspius (Berg, 1914) => not occurring in Türkiye (see Çiçek et al., 2020)

Luciobarbus escherichii => Barbus escherichii

Luciobarbus esocinus Heckel, 1843 [N] ― Pike barbel/ Cero-Fırat turnası

Taxonomy. Original description: Luciobarbus esocinus Heckel, 1843: 1054 (64) [Tigris River, Mosul, Iraq; syntypes: NMW 54088 (2), 54091-92 (1, 1); SMF 454 (ex NMW) (1), 6785 (ex NMW) (1)]. ― Synonyms: Barbus esocinus (Heckel, 1843) ; Labeobarbus euphrati Sauvage, 1882 . ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: Heckel (1843: Pl. 4, fig. 2).

Status in Türkiye. Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004); Geldiay and Balık (2007); Fricke et al. (2007); Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020). ― Turkish materials: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Euphrates and Tigris River basins. ― Distribution in river basins: 21-Fırat-Dicle. ― General distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Euphrates and Tigris River systems ( Türkiye, Syria, Iraq, and Iran). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 441-Lower Tigris and Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris and Euphrates. ― Habitat: This species occurs in large rivers and reservoirs; from which they migrate to inflowing rivers to spawn. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: VU (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: FIT. ― Moderate sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species. ― Decline status: Decreasing. ― Moderate priority for conservation action.

Luciobarbus kersin (Heckel, 1843) [N] ― Kersin barbel/ Kersin balığı

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus kersin Heckel, 1843a: 1049 (59) [ Syria; syntypes: NMW 54212-13 (1, 4), 54215 (1); SMF 610 (1), ZMB 3237 (1)]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None .

Status in Türkiye. Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Fricke et al. (2007) as Barbus kersin ; Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020). ― Turkish material: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Euphrates and Tigris River basins. ― Distribution in river basins: 21-Fırat-Dicle. ― General distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Euphrates and Tigris River basins ( Türkiye, Syria, Iraq, and Iran). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 441-Lower Tigris and Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris and Euphrates. ― Habitat: This species inhabits large- to medium-sized rivers, but its habitats are poorly known. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: DD (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: There are many threats in the area, but it is unknown how and if the species is affected. ― Moderate sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species. ― Decline status: Decreasing. ― Moderate priority for conservation action. Luciobarbus kosswigi => Barbus lacerta