Paracapoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843)

Saad, Adib, Çiçek, Erdoğan, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Fricke, Ronald, Sungur, Sevil & Eagderi, Soheil, 2023, Freshwater fishes of Syria: a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023, Zootaxa 5350 (1), pp. 1-62 : 24

Paracapoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843) [N]—Longspine scraper; None

Taxonomy. Original description: Scaphiodon trutta Heckel, 1843a: 1056 [66] [Aleppo, Syria; Tigris River, Mosul, Iraq; syntypes: NMW 55926 (1), 55928 (2), 55935-37 (2, 2, 1), 55939-42 (4, 1, 3, 1);?RMNH 3164 (1) Aleppo; SMF 923 (1), 2567 (1); ZMB 8789 (1, dry)].—Syrian synonyms: Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843) .— Revisions: Turan et al. (2008: 267).—Illustrations: Heckel (1843b: pl. 4, fig. 3); Turan et al. (2008: 267, fig. 5).

Status in Syria. Recorded from Syria in original description by Heckel (1843a: 1056); subsequently reported by Gruvel (1931); Beckman (1962: 148) as Varicorhinus trutta .—Syrian material: BMNH, MCZ, MNHN, NMW, RMNH, MSL.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Tigris and Euphrates River basins.—Distribution in River Basin: 1-Dajleh & Khabour, 2-Euphrates & Aleppo.—General distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Tigris and Euphrates River basins ( Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran).—Distribution in Ecoregion: 441-Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.—Habitat: This species inhabits a very wide range of habitats, at least seasonally connected to running waters in which the species spawns. Most abundant in lowland rivers, but also very common in reservoirs and marshes, and commonly found in streams in slow-current sections. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Syria: Unknown.—IUCN: LC ( IUCN 2023 as Capoeta trutta ).—Threats: While there are many threats in the area, none is so serious to threaten this species.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—No keystone species.—Decline status: Stable.—Low priority for conservation action.