Carasobarbus kosswigi ( Ladiges, 1960 )

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Jawad, Laith, Eagderi, Soheil, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Mouludi-Saleh, Atta, Sungur, Sevil & Fricke, Ronald, 2023, Freshwater fishes of Iraq: a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023, Zootaxa 5357 (1), pp. 1-49 : 12

Carasobarbus kosswigi ( Ladiges, 1960) [N]—Kiss-lip himri

Taxonomy. Original description: Cyclocheilichthys kosswigi Ladiges, 1960: 135 , fig. 7 [Batman suyu (Batman Çayi), Turkey; holotype: ZMH H 1148].— Iraq synonyms: Barbus kosswigi ( Ladiges, 1960) ; Kosswigobarbus kosswigi ( Ladiges, 1960) .—Revisions: Borkenhagen & Krupp (2013: 32).—Illustration: Ladiges (1960: fig. 7); Borkenhagen & Krupp (2013: 33, figs. 21–22).

Status in Iraq. First record from Iraq by Karaman (1971).—Iraq materials: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Iraq: Tigris-Euphrates system.—General distribution: Middle East: Tigris-Euphrates system ( Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran).—Habitat: This species inhabits lowland rivers, backwaters, lakes, reservoirs, springs, and ponds, rarely in fast-flowing waters. It seems to inhabit summerwarm mountain river stretches with fast-flowing water and gravel bottom. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation Status in Iraq: Unknown.—IUCN: VU (IUCN 2023).—Threats: ABS, CLI, CON, EUT, HAB.—High sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.—High priority for conservation action.