Cyprinion kais Heckel, 1843

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Jawad, Laith, Eagderi, Soheil, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Mouludi-Saleh, Atta, Sungur, Sevil & Fricke, Ronald, 2023, Freshwater fishes of Iraq: a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023, Zootaxa 5357 (1), pp. 1-49 : 13-14

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:7CDE221A-1E73-416D-A984-23E64D9451A6

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10018759

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D65887E4-FFA7-FF88-98C8-D155FCEDFE6C

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Plazi

scientific name

Cyprinion kais Heckel, 1843
status

 

Cyprinion kais Heckel, 1843 View in CoL [N]—Smallmouth lotak

Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinion kais Heckel, 1843: 1066 View in CoL (76) [Aleppo, Syria and Mosul , Iraq; lectotype: NMW 52803 (148.1 mm)].—Iraq synonyms: Cyprinion cypris Heckel, 1843 View in CoL .—Revisions: Bănărescu & Herzig-Straschil (1995: 416).—Illustration: Heckel (1843, Pl. 7 (fig. 2)).

Status in Iraq. Recorded from Iraq in the original description by Heckel (1843).—Iraq materials: NMW, RMNH.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Iraq: Tigris and Euphrates River basins.—General distribution: Middle East: Euphrates and Tigris River systems ( Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran).—Habitat: This species inhabits medium-sized and large rivers and streams. Known to inhabit canals but seems to be absent from reservoirs. Freshwater.

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

Conservation. Conservation Status in Iraq: Unknown.—IUCN: LC (IUCN 2023).—Threats: ABS, CON, HAB, EUT.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.—Low priority for conservation action.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopteri

Order

Cypriniformes

Family

Cyprinidae

SubFamily

Cyprininae

Genus

Cyprinion

Loc

Cyprinion kais Heckel, 1843

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Jawad, Laith, Eagderi, Soheil, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Mouludi-Saleh, Atta, Sungur, Sevil & Fricke, Ronald 2023
2023
Loc

Cyprinion kais

Heckel 1843: 1066
1843
Loc

Cyprinion cypris

Heckel 1843
1843
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