Carasobarbus kosswigi (Ladiges, 1960)

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Carasobarbus kosswigi (Ladiges, 1960) – Native

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Cyclocheilichthys kosswigi Ladiges [W.] 1960: 135; Type locality: Batman suyu [Batman Çayi ], Turkey. Holotype (unique): ZMH H 1148 .

Common name: Pr: Abohanj, En: Kiss-lip himri.

Diagnosis: Deep and compressed body, two pairs of barbels, 6 branched anal fin rays, last unbranched dorsal-fin ray markedly longer than head and ossified, large scales and 14–16 scales around caudal peduncle.

Meristic characters: D: IV 9–11 (10), A: III 6, P: 15–17 (16), V: 7–8 (8), GR: 10–14, LL: 32–38, TV: 43–46.

Distribution: Tigris basin ( Fig. 98). Populations of this species are found in Khersan, Symareh, Kashgan, Karkheh, Karun and Dez Rivers.

Taxonomy: Coad (1982) placed it in Barbus Ekmekçi and Bǎnǎrescu (1998) placed in Kosswigobarbus , and Borkenhagen (2014) transferred it to Carasobarbus .

Conservation: IUCN: Vulnerable A 2 ce; B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) ( Freyhof 2014i).