Rhodeus amarus (Bloch, 1782) Fig. 3c

Common / local names.

European bitterling / Acıbalık .

IUCN status.

Least concern (LC).

Examined material.

FFR 3524, B-20 canal at Aralık, Aras drainage, 39.8936N, 44.5256E.

Distribution in the area.

The species is recorded in B-20 canal located very close to the border with Armenia. Rhodeus amarus was recorded from Lake Urmia and Caspian Sea basins in Iran (Derzhavin 1934; Holčík and Oláh 1992; Kiabi et al. 1999; Abbasi et al. 1999; Abdoli, 2000; Ghasemi et al. 2015; Coad 2018). Probably it also occurs in Aras River in Armenia (Pipoyan, 1996).