Freshwater fishes of Israel; a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023 Author Çiçek, Erdoğan Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Sciences, Nevşehir Hacı BektaşVeli University, Nevşehir, Türkiye Author Fricke, Ronald Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde in Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany Author Sungur, Sevil Health Services Vocational School, Nevşehir Hacı BektaşVeli University, Nevşehir, Türkiye Author Çapar, Osman Bahadir Faculty of Fisheries, Cukurova University, Türkiye Author Golani, Daniel Deparment of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel text Zootaxa 2023 2023-11-13 5369 4 451 484 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5369.4.1/52255 journal article 278560 10.11646/zootaxa.5369.4.1 8a95fa8d-aaf9-4550-9a5b-0e8408ecb1bd 1175-5326 10146651 62878FA8-7CC7-462C-9FBF-C9BAEF177855 Tristramella simonis ( Günther, 1864 ) [N]—Short jaw tristramella; Tvarnun kinnarti Taxonomy. Original description: Chromis simonis Günther, 1864: 492 [Lake Tiberias (Kinneret), Israel . Lectotype : BMNH 1864.8.20.10].— Israel synonyms: None.—Revisions: None.—Illustration: Krupp & Schneider (1989: 404 , fig. 54), Borkenhagen & Freyhof (2009: 335 , fig. 1). Status in Israel . Recorded from Israel in original description by Günther (1865: 490) , Lortet (1883: 143 , 146) and Tristram (1884: 165 , 167) as Chromis simonis ; subsequently reported by Steinitz (1953: 218) , Goren (1974: 105) , Goren & Ortal (1999: 4) as Tristramella simonis simonis and T. simonis intermedia .—Israel material: HUJ. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Israel : Jordan River system and Lake Kinneret.—Distribution in River Basin: 3-Kinneret Basin.—General distribution: Middle East: swamps and pools in Damascus area ( Syria ), and Jordan River System.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 438- Jordan River.—Habitat: This species lives in the shallow zones of lakes, springs, and streams, where it may be found among stones or vegetation. Freshwater. Economic importance. Commercially important. Conservation. Conservation Status in Israel : Unknown.—IUCN: VU ( IUCN 2023 ).—Threats: ABS, CLI, CON, HAB.—High sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.— High priority for conservation action.