Barbus cyri De Filippi, 1865

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 : 365

Barbus cyri De Filippi, 1865 [N] ― Kura barbel/Bıyıklı balık

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus cyri De Filippi, 1865: 358 [Kura River near Tiflis, Georgia, Eurasia; holotype (unique): MZUT 690]. ― Synonyms: Barbus angustatus Kamensky, 1899 ; Barbus armenicus Kamensky, 1899 ; Barbus bortschalinicus Kamensky, 1899 ; Barbus caucasicus Kessler, 1877 ; Barbus cyri var. chaldanica Kamensky, 1899 ; Barbus goktschaicus Kessler, 1877 ; Barbus sursunicus Kamensky, 1899 ; Barbus cyri var. tiflissica Kamensky, 1899 ; Capoeta fundulus var. toporovanica Kamensky, 1897 ; Barbus toporovanicus (Kamensky, 1897) . ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None.

Status in Türkiye. Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004); Geldiay and Balık (2007); Fricke et al. (2007); 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: southern Caspian Sea basin: Kura and Aras (Araks) River systems, Lake Urmia and Transcaspian Atrek basins ( Türkiye, Azerbaijan, and Iran). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 434-Kura - South Caspian Drainages. ― Habitat: This species inhabits streams and small rivers with fast, clear, and well-oxygenated water and gravel substrates. It is usually common in small streams and absent from large rivers. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: NE (2023). ― Threats: Unknown. ― Moderate sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― Moderate priority for conservation action.

Barbus ercisianus Karaman, 1971 [E] ― Ercis barbel/ Bıyıklı balık

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus plebejus ercisianus Karaman, 1971: 204 [Ercis, Lake Van and road from Ercis to Patnos, Türkiye; syntypes: ZMH H4208 and 3566 (5), H3567 (13)]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None .

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Karaman (1971). Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004) as Barbus plebejus ercisianus ; Geldiay and Balık (2007) as Barbus plebejus ercisianus ; Fricke et al. (2007); Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2018 a, 2020). ― Turkish material: ZMH.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Van Lake Basin. ― Distribution in river basins: 25- Van Lake. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: Lake Van tributaries, Van and Bitlis provinces ( Türkiye). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 444-Lake Van. ― Habitat: This species inhabits streams and small rivers with fast, clear, and well-oxygenated water and gravel substrates. It is usually common in small streams and absent from large rivers. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: NE (2023). ― Threats: Unknown. ― Moderate sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― Moderate priority for conservation action.

Remarks: According to Khaefi et al. (2017), B. ercisianus is a synonym of Barbus lacerta but a valid species according to the CofF (Fricke et al., 2023). This situation needs to be clarified with a detailed study. Most probably, B. ercisianus is the synonym of Barbus lacerta Heckel, 1843 .