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Table 1: 83 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 1 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 2 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 86 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 4: 86 species reported from the country/island altogether.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Acanthobrama centisquamanative Orontes bream  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Acanthobrama lissnerinative   
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Acanthobrama marmidnative Tigris bream  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Acanthobrama telavivensisnative   
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Acanthobrama tricolornative   
Acipenseriformes Acipenseridae Acipenser sturionative Sturgeon  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Alburnus caeruleusnative Tigris bleak  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Alburnus magnificusquestionable   
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Alburnus orontisnative Orontes bleak  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Alburnus qalilusnative   
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Alburnus sellalnative Sellal bleak  
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla anguillanative European eel  
Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae Aphanius fasciatusnative Mediterranean banded killifish  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Arabibarbus grypusnative Shabout  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Astatotilapia flaviijosephinative   
Atheriniformes Atherinidae Atherina boyerinative Big-scale sand smelt  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbus lacertanative Kura barbel  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Capoeta damascinanative Mesopotamian barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Carasobarbus canisnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Carasobarbus chantreinative Antakya barbell  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Carasobarbus kosswiginative Kosswig’s barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Carasobarbus luteusnative Yellow barbell  
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon auratusnative Golden grey mullet Bouri dehban 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon labrosusnative Thicklip grey mullet Bouri chelan 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon ramadanative Thinlip grey mullet Bouri Toubar 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon saliensnative Leaping mullet  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Chondrostoma kinzelbachinative Orontes nase  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Chondrostoma regiumnative Brond-snout  
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias gariepinusnative North African catfish  
Cypriniformes Cobitidae Cobitis anabelaenative   
Cypriniformes Cobitidae Cobitis levantinanative Orontes spined loach  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon zilliiintroduced Redbelly tilapia  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Cyprinion kaisnative Kais kingfish  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Cyprinion macrostomusnative Tigris kingfish  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpiointroduced Common carp  
Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia affinisintroduced Mosquitofish  
Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrookiintroduced Eastern mosquitofish  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Garra caudomaculatanative Antakya minnow  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Garra culiciphaganative Red stripe barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Garra jordanicanative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Garra nananative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Garra orontesinative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Garra rufanative Red garra  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Garra variabilisnative Variable garra  
Siluriformes Sisoridae Glyptothorax cousnative Tigris cat  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Gobius paganellusnative Rock goby  
Siluriformes Heteropneustidae Heteropneustes fossilisnative Stinging catfish  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Luciobarbus barbulusnative barbell  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Luciobarbus kersinnative Kersin barbell  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Luciobarbus longicepsnative   
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