Carasobarbus chantrei (Sauvage, 1882)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Orontes himri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:14:50.248477+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Carasobarbus chantrei (Sauvage, 1882)
- Name authority
- (Sauvage, 1882)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Carasobarbus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyBarbinae Bleeker, 1859
- genusCarasobarbus Karaman, 1971
- speciesCarasobarbus chantrei (Sauvage, 1882)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Carasobarbus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Carasobarbus apoensis (Banister & Clarke, 1977) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Carasobarbus canis (Valenciennes, 1842) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Carasobarbus fritschii (Günther, 1874) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Carasobarbus kosswigi (Ladiges, 1960) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Carasobarbus moulouyensis (Pellegrin, 1924) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Carasobarbus sublimus (Coad & Najafpour, 1997) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Barynotus verhoeffi Battalgil, 1942 Battalgil, 1942 | synonym |
| Labeobarbus chantrei Sauvage, 1882 Sauvage, 1882 | synonym |
| Barbus chantrei (Sauvage, 1882) (Sauvage, 1882) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1019942 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:R2ZT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.