Luciobarbus mursa ( Güldenstädt, 1773 )

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Sungur, Sevil, Fricke, Ronald & Seçer, Burak, 2023, Freshwater lampreys and fishes of Türkiye; an annotated checklist, 2023, Turkish Journal of Zoology 47 (6), pp. 324-468 : 373-374

Luciobarbus mursa ( Güldenstädt, 1773) [N] ― Mursa/ Murzu

Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus mursa Güldenstädt, 1773: 513 , Pl. 9 [Kura River at Tiflis [= Tbilisi), Transcaucasia; syntypes: whereabouts unknown].

― Synonyms: Barbus mursa ( Güldenstädt, 1773) ; Barbus microphthalmus Bonaparte, 1846 ; Barbus mursoides Kessler, 1877 ; Barbus microphthalmus Sauvage, 1882 ; Barbus kessleri Derjavin, 1929 ; Barbus dageti Fowler, 1958 . ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None.

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Güldenstädt (1773). Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004); Geldiay and Balık (2007); Fricke et al. (2007) as Barbus mursa ; Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020). ― Turkish material: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Kura-Aras River basin. ― Distribution in river basins: 24- Aras. ― General distribution: Eurasia: Kura-Aras River basin, Caspian Sea and Lake Urmia basins. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 434-Kura - South Caspian Drainages. ― Habitat: This species inhabits a wide range of streams and rivers with fast- to moderately fast-running water. It also inhabits lakes and reservoirs, from which it migrates to rivers and streams to spawn. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: LC (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: Unknown. ― Moderate sensitivity to human activities. ― Not considered a keystone species. ― Decline status: Decreasing. ― Moderate priority for conservation action. Luciobarbus mystaceus ( Pallas, 1814) => not occurring in Türkiye (see Çiçek et al., 2020)

Luciobarbus pectoralis (Heckel, 1843) [N] ― Heckel’s Orontes barbel/Bıyıklı balık

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus pectoralis Heckel, 1843a: 1045 (55) [Orontes River, Syria; holotype:?NMW 54474]. ― Synonyms: Barbus perniciosus Heckel, 1843 ; Barbus schejch (Heckel, 1843) ; Labeobarbus orontis Sauvage, 1882 ; Barbus orontis ( Sauvage, 1882) .― Revisions: None.― Illustration: Heckel (1843: Pl. 2 (fig. 2)) as Barbus pectoralis .

Status in Türkiye. Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004) as Barbus capito pectoralis ; Geldiay and Balık (2007) as Barbus capito pectoralis ; Fricke et al. (2007); Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020). ― Turkish material: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Orontes River basin. ― Distribution in river basins: 18-Seyhan, 19-Asi, 20-Ceyhan. ― General distribution: Orontes River system in Türkiye and Syria; Mediterranean watersheds of Türkiye; Iraq. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 432-Southern Anatolia, 437-Orontes. ― Habitat: This species inhabits a wide range of rivers and larger streams and occurs in reservoirs, from which it migrates to inflowing streams and rivers for spawning. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: LC (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: There are many threats in the area, especially in Asi drainage where this species has lost major part of its range due to massive pollution and water abstraction. However, these threats are not strong enough all over the range to really affect this species. ― Low sensitivity to human activities.― Keystone species.― Decline status: Stable. ― Low priority for conservation action.

Luciobarbus pergamonensis => Barbus pergamonensis

Luciobarbus subquincunciatus ( Günther, 1868) [N] ― Mesopotamian-Leopard barbel/Komando-Leopar Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus subquincunciatus Günther, 1868: 86 [ Mesopotamia?; holotype: BMNH 1869.3 .19.1469 (skin)]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None .

Status in Türkiye. Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004); Geldiay and Balık (2007); Fricke et al. (2007) as Barbus subquincunciatus ; Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020). ― Turkish material: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Euphrates River system. ― Distribution in river basins: 21-Fırat-Dicle. ― General distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Tigris and Euphrates River systems ( Türkiye, Syria, Iraq, and Iran). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 441-Lower Tigris and Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris and Euphrates. ― Habitat: This species inhabits large, freeflowing lowland rivers and migrates short distances to breed. Rarely recorded from lakes and reservoirs, which seem to represent largely unsuitable habitats. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: CR (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: ABS, CON, EUT, FIT, HAB. ― High sensitivity to human activities. ― No keystone species. ― Decline status: Decreasing. ― High priority for conservation action.