Arabibarbus grypus (Heckel, 1843) [N]—Shabout; Roumi

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus grypus Heckel, 1843a: 1048 [58] [Tigris River, Mosul, Iraq; syntypes: NMW 54160-61 (1, 2), 91023 (1); SMF 2613 (1, dry), ZMB 8788 (1)].—Syrian synonyms: Tor grypus (Heckel, 1843); Labeobarbus kotschyi Heckel, 1843 .—Revisions: Borkenhagen (2014: 1179, 1189).— Illustration: Heckel (1843b: pl. 3, fig. 1).

Status in Syria. First record from Syria by Gruvel (1931) as Barbus grypus; confirmed by Beckman (1962: 100); Krupp & Schneider (1991b: 73); Ali (2003); Saad et al. (2006) as Barbus grypus .—Syrian material: BMNH, MNHN, MSL.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Euphrates River.—Distribution in River Basin:1-Dajleh& Khabour, 2-Euphrates & Aleppo.—General distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Euphrates and Tigris river systems and rivers (Turkey, Iraq, and Iran).—Distribution in Ecoregion: 441-Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442- Upper Tigris & Euphrates.—Habitat: This species inhabits big rivers as well as large reservoirs. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation status in Syria: Unknown.—IUCN: VU (IUCN 2023).—Threats: ABS, CON, CLI, EUT, FIT, HAB.—Moderate sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.—Moderate priority for conservation action.