166. Acanthobrama marmid Heckel, 1843

Common name. Mesopotamian bream

Taxonomy. Original description: Acanthobrama marmid Heckel, 1843a: 1075 [85] [Kueik River at Aleppo, Syria; syntypes: NMW 55345-48 (2, 2, 2, 2), 79068 (2); RMNH 2537 (4) Aleppo, 2539 (2) Aleppo; SMF 543 (4) Aleppo] .

Revisions. Goren et al. (1973: 296).

Illustrations. Heckel (1843b: pl. 9, fig. 2).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Tigris.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Kalashpa, Shebeh Sardin, Mahi-e Sim Nama.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.