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 Chelon labrosus ( Risso, 1827 ) [N]—Thicklip grey mullet; None Taxonomy. Original description: Mugil labrosus Risso, 1827: 389 [Nice, France , northwestern Mediterranean Sea; no types known].—Syrian synonyms: Mugil chelo Cuvier, 1829 .—Revisions: Durand & Borsa (2015: 268) .—Illustration: Ben-Tuvia in Whitehead et al. (1986: 1198 , fig.). Status in Syria . First record from Syria by Beckman (1962: 164) as Liza labrosus ; confirmed by Saad (2005) .— Syrian material: MSL. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria : Mediterranean watersheds.—Distribution in River Basin: 4- Orontes, 6-Coastal.—General distribution: Baltic Sea; North Sea; Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; eastern Atlantic: Norway and Iceland south to Senegal , including Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and Cape Verde Islands.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 436-Coastal Levant, 437-Orontes.—Habitat: This species is pelagic, near shores, sometimes in lagoons and estuaries. It spawns at sea in coastal surface water. Freshwater, brackish, marine. Economic importance. Commercially important. Conservation. Conservation status in Syria : Unknown.—IUCN: LC ( IUCN 2023 ).—Threats: No major threats known.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.