152. Barilius mesopotamicus Berg, 1932

Common name. Mesopotamian minnow

Taxonomy. Original description: Barilius mesopotamicus Berg, 1932: 333, fig. 1 [Gawi River, Tigris River basin, 33°20'N, 46°20'E, Iraq; holotype: ZIN 23955] .

Revisions. Bianco & Bănărescu (1982: 76); Liao et al. (2011).

Illustrations. Berg (1932: fig. 1).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Tigris, Persis.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 441-Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Sibil mahi-e Beinolnahrein.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.