List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Syria
n = 86
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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 1: 83 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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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 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   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Luciobarbus pectoralisnative Heckel’s Orontes barbell  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Luciobarbus subquincunciatusnative Mesopotamian barbel Abou khazzama 
Synbranchiformes Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus mastacembelusnative Euphrates spiny eel  
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Mugil cephalusnative Flathead grey mullet Bouri 
Siluriformes Bagridae Mystus pelusiusnative Tigris mystus  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Oreochromis aureusintroduced Blue tilapia  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticusintroduced Nile tilapia  
Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae Oxynoemacheilus angoraenative Angora loach  
Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae Oxynoemacheilus argyrogrammanative Two spot loach  
Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae Oxynoemacheilus galilaeusnative   
Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae Oxynoemacheilus hamwiinative   
Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae Oxynoemacheilus insignisnative Syrian loach  
Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae Oxynoemacheilus namirinative Levantine loach  
Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae Oxynoemacheilus pantheranative   
Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae Oxynoemacheilus shehabinative   
Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae Oxynoemacheilus tigrisnative Tigris loach  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Paracapoeta barroisinative Tigris barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Paracapoeta truttanative   
Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae Paraphanius mentonative Pearl-spotted killifish  
Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae Paraphanius striptusnative   
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Planiliza abunative Abu mullet  
Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectidae Platichthys flesusnative European flounder  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Pseudophoxinus drusensisnative   
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Pseudophoxinus hasaninative   
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Pseudophoxinus kervilleinative Orontes minnow  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Pseudophoxinus syriacusnative   
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Pseudophoxinus zereginative Orontes phoxinellus  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Sarotherodon galilaeusnative Mango tilapia  
Siluriformes Siluridae Silurus glanisintroduced Wels catfish  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Squalius beraknative Mesopotamian chub  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Squalius lepidusnative   
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Squalius spuriusnative Orontes dace  
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Syngnathus abasternative Black-striped pipefish  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Tristramella simonisnative Tvarnun simon  
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