Biology:Orontes himri

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Short description: Species of fish

Orontes himri
Carasobarbus chantrei - ZooKeys-339-001-g011.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Carasobarbus
Species:
C. chantrei
Binomial name
Carasobarbus chantrei
(Sauvage, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Barbus chantrei (Sauvage, 1882)

The Orontes himri (Carasobarbus chantrei) is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.

It is found in Syria and Turkey. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Endangerment

According to the IUCN Red List endangered species the population is declining as a result of habitat degradation in the Orontes River basin in Turkey, and in Syria.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2212940 entry