Rhodeus amarus (Bloch, 1782)

Kaya, Cueneyt, Baycelebi, Esra & Turan, Davut, 2020, Taxonomic assessment and distribution of fishes in upper Kura and Aras river drainages, Zoosystematics and Evolution 96 (2), pp. 325-344 : 325

Rhodeus amarus (Bloch, 1782) Fig. 3c

Common / local names.

European bitterling / Acıbalık.

IUCN status.

Least concern (LC).

Examined material.

FFR 3524, B-20 canal at Aralık, Aras drainage, 39.8936N, 44.5256E.

Distribution in the area.

The species is recorded in B-20 canal located very close to the border with Armenia. Rhodeus amarus was recorded from Lake Urmia and Caspian Sea basins in Iran ( Derzhavin 1934; Holčík and Oláh 1992; Kiabi et al. 1999; Abbasi et al. 1999; Abdoli, 2000; Ghasemi et al. 2015; Coad 2018). Probably it also occurs in Aras River in Armenia (Pipoyan, 1996).

Figures

Figure 3. Acheilognathidae, Siluridae and two Cyprinid species collected in the area, a, Carassius gibelio from Kura River at Yalnizcam; b, Cyprinus carpio from Lake Cildir, Aras; c, Rhodeus amarus from B- 20 canal, Aras; d, Silurus glanis from stream Kars, Aras.