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 Mirogrex terraesanctae ( Steinitz, 1952 ) [E]—Kinneret bream; Lavnun ha’kinneret Taxonomy. Original description: Acanthobrama terraesanctae Steinitz, 1952: 295 , fig. 1 [Lake Tiberias (Galilée), Israel ; holotype : HUJ 976].— Israel synonyms: None.—Revisions: None.—Illustration: Steinitz (1952 : fig. 1) as Acanthobrama terraesanctae . Status in Israel . Recorded from Israel in the original description by Steinitz (1952) ; subsequently reported by Goren (1973: 306 as Microgrex terraesanctae terraesanctae ), Goren & Ortal (1999: 4) .—Israel material: HUJ. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Israel : Endemic to the Lake of Galilee.—Distribution in River Basin: 3- Kinneret Basin.—General distribution: Endemic to Israel .—Distribution in Ecoregion: 438- Jordan River.—Habitat: This species is pelagic, lacustrine species is small. Its spawning season last six months and peaks in winter (January-February). It spawns in the shallow littoral zone on algae-free stones. Breeding success depends on the extent of the rise of water level in winter. It is a zooplankton feeder. Freshwater. Economic importance. Locally commercial importance. Conservation. Conservation Status in Israel : Unknown.—IUCN: LC ( IUCN 2023 ).—Threats: ABS, CON, CLI, HAB.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered a keystone species.—Decline status: Stable.—Low priority for conservation action.