Acanthobrama lissneri Tortonese, 1952

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Sungur, Sevil, Çapar, Osman Bahadir & Golani, Daniel, 2023, Freshwater fishes of Israel; a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023, Zootaxa 5369 (4), pp. 451-484 : 460

Acanthobrama lissneri Tortonese, 1952 [N]— Jordan bream; Lavnun lissner

Taxonomy. Original description: Acanthobrama lissneri Tortonese, 1952: 271 [Lake Tiberias (Galilée), Israel; holotype: MIZT 3868].— Israel synonyms: Acanthobrama terraesanctae oligolepis Karaman, 1972.—Revisions: Goren et al. (1973: 302), Freyhof & Özulug (2014: 8).—Illustration: Goren et al. (1973: 303, fig. 5).

Status in Israel. First record from Israel by Tortonese (1952); recorded by Steinitz (1953: 212) as Acanthobrama terrae-sanctae and A. lissneri ; confirmed by Goren (1974: 70), Goren & Ortal (1999: 4).—Israel material: HUJ, MIZT.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Israel: Jordan River basin and the coastal plain.—Distribution in River Basin: 1-Western Basin, 2-Dead Sea Basin, 3-Kinneret Basin.—General distribution: Middle East: Israel, Jordan, and Syria.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 436-Coastal Levant, 438- Jordan River.—Habitat: This species is inhabiting in lakes and rivers. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation Status in Israel: This species is protected in Israel.—IUCN: NT ( 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.