Acanthobrama marmid Heckel, 1843

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Acanthobrama marmid Heckel, 1843 – Native ( Fig. 191)

Acanthobrama Arrhada Heckel [J. J.] 1843: 1076 [86]; Type locality: Tigris River at Mosul, Iraq. Syntypes: NMW 55334–36 (8, 1, 1),?RMNH 2538 [ex NMW] (2), SMF 411 [ex NMW] (2).

Acanthobrama cupida Heckel [J. J.] 1843: 1077 [87]; Type locality: Kueik River at Aleppo, Syria. Syntypes: NMW 55340–43 (1, 1, 1).

Acanthobrama marmid Heckel [J. J.] 1843: 1075 [85]; Type locality: Kucik River at Aleppo, Syria. Syntypes: NMW 55345–48 (2, 2, 2, 2), 79068 (2); RMNH 2537 [ex NMW] (4) Aleppo, 2539 [ex NMW] (2) Aleppo; SMF 543 [ex NMW] (4) Aleppo.

Common name: Pr: Kalashpa, Shebeh Sardine, Mahi Sim Nama, En: Bream-Like.

Diagnosis: A compressed and deep body with moderate size, relatively small scales with reduced numbers of radii, a fleshy keel between the base of the pelvic and anal fins, the last unbranched dorsal fin ray is thickened, spine-like and smooth, and the anal fin is long (13–17 branched rays). Pharyngeal teeth are usually in a single row on each arch. The overall color is silvery to whitish with the head and back reddishbrown.

Meristic characters: D: III 7–8, A: III 13–17, P: 13–18, V: 7–9, GR: 12–17, LL: 54–63, TV: 38–43.

Distribution: Tigris basin ( Fig. 192). Found in upper reaches of the Tigris River basin including Gamasiab, Qara Su and Dinevar Rivers. ( Coad 2017) reported this species in Hor Al Azim Wetland but there is no more reports of this species occurring in southern parts of Tigris basin.

Taxonomy.

Conservation: IUCN: Least Concern (Freyhof 2014).