| Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Leuciscinae |
| 20.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish |
| Asia: restricted to the Orontes basin. |
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Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 25 January 2013 (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Restricted to the Asi Nehri/Orontes system. Also Ref. 106151. Very sensitive to human activities. There is severe decline of populations. Threats include habitat loss, eutrophication/pollution, construction of weirs/dams in rivers and water abstraction (Ref. 58342). Also Ref. 97573.
Status of threat: Critically Endangered (Ref. 58342). "nEurTurk." |
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