Freshwater fishes of Syria: a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023 Author Saad, Adib 0000-0001-6393-2836 Al Andalus University, Kadmus, Tartus, Syria / Syrian Society for Aquatic Environment Protection, Lattakia, Syria. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 6393 - 2836 Author Çiçek, Erdoğan Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Sciences, Nevþehir Hacý BektaþVeli University, Nevþehir, T ¸ rkiye. Author Esmaeili, Hamid Reza 0000-0002-9736-397X Ichthyology and Molecular Systematics Research Laboratory, Zoology Section, Department of Biology, School of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9736 - 397 X Author Fricke, Ronald 0000-0003-1476-6990 Staatliches Museum f ¸ r Naturkunde in Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 1476 - 6990 Author Sungur, Sevil 0000-0003-4018-6375 Health Services Vocational School, Nevþehir Hacý BektaþVeli University, Nevþehir, T ¸ rkiye. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 4018 - 6375 Author Eagderi, Soheil 0000-0001-6393-2836 Al Andalus University, Kadmus, Tartus, Syria / Syrian Society for Aquatic Environment Protection, Lattakia, Syria. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 6393 - 2836 & Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 1134 - 0356 * Corresponding author: erdogancicek 50 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5334 - 5737 & Al Andalus University, Kadmus, Tartus, Syria / Syrian Society for Aquatic Environment Protection, Lattakia, Syria. https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 6393 - 2836 erdogancicek50@gmail.com text Zootaxa 2023 2023-09-22 5350 1 1 62 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5350.1.1 journal article 270787 10.11646/zootaxa.5350.1.1 503ff6a9-9260-469d-af97-456e103cbfae 1175-5334 23B4C9BF-A1A4-4D27-8C30-E4A23DAD01AB Cobitis anabelae Freyhof, Bayçelebi & Geiger, 2018 [N]—Spined loach; Tinia Taxonomy. Original description: Cobitis anabelae Freyhof, Bayçelebi & Geiger, 2018: 48 , figs. 36-38 [Karasu River about 4 km south of Kýrýkhan, Hatay province , Turkey ; holotype : ZFMK ICH-98633 ].—Syrian synonyms: None.—Revisions: None.—Illustration: Freyhof et al. (2018: figs. 36-38) . Status in Syria . Recorded from Syria in the original description by Freyhof et al. (2018: 48). Previously Cobitis taenia was reported from the Orontes River by Beckman (1962: 69) and ( Saad et al. , 2006 ; 2009 ) most likely, these records refer to C. anabelae .—Syrian material: BMNH, ZFMK ICH, FSJF, MSL. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria : Orontes River drainage.—Distribution in River Basin: 4-Orontes.— General distribution: Asia Minor : lower reaches of the Orontes River drainage.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 437-Orontes.—Habitat: This species lives in streams and lakes with clear water and bottoms with sand or fine gravel. Freshwater. Economic importance. No commercial importance. Conservation. Conservation status in Syria : Unknown.—IUCN: NE (2023).—Threats:Unknown.—High sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—High priority for conservation action.