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 Luciobarbus longiceps (Valenciennes, 1842) [N]— Jordan barbel; Binit arukat rosh Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus longiceps Valenciennes, 1842: 179 , pl. 467 [ Jordan River; syntypes : MNHN 0000-4309 (1, dry)].— Israel synonyms: None.—Revisions: Levin et al. (2012: 544) .—Illustration: Valenciennes (1842: pl. 467) as Barbus longiceps . Status in Israel . Recorded from Israel in original description by Valenciennes (1842: 179) as Barbus longiceps ; also repported by Günther (1865: 490) , Lortet (1883: 163) , Tristram (1884: 174) and Steinitz (1953: 208) as Barbus longiceps ; confirmed by Goren (1974: 90) as Barbus longiceps , Goren & Ortal (1999: 4) as Barbus longiseps .— Israel material: HUJ. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Israel : Jordan River drainage.—Distribution in River Basin: 2-Dead Sea Basin, 3-Kinneret basin.—General distribution: Middle East: Jordan River ( Israel , Jordan , and Syria ).—Distribution in Ecoregion: 438- Jordan River.—Habitat: This species occurs in large to medium-sized warm streams and rivers with moderate currents. It also inhabits reservoirs and lakes. Freshwater. Economic importance. Locally commercially important. Conservation. Conservation Status in Israel : Unknown.—IUCN: EN ( IUCN 2023 ).—Threats: ABS, CLI, CON, EUT, HAB.—Moderate sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.— Moderate priority for conservation action.