Acanthobrama lissneri Common name. Jordan bream. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Acanthobrama by: ○ pharyngeal teeth in one row / ○ 59−69 total lateral-line scales / ○ rigid part of last unbranched dorsal ray about 70 % of ray / ○ 10−13½ branched anal rays / ○ ventral keel with free skinfold not covered by scales along full length / ○ 12−14 gill rakers / ○ 7½, rarely 8½, branched dorsal rays. Size up to 113 mm SL. Acanthobrama marmid; Tigris, Türkiye; ~ 110 mm SL. Distribution. Jordan drainage and Kishon, a coastal river in Israel. Introduced in Azraq oasis in Jordan. Habitat. Streams, rivers, reservoirs, and lakes with stagnant or slow-flowing water. Feeds on zooplankton, anflug and benthic invertebrates. Biology. Spawns January−April. Conservation status. LC. Further reading. Tortonese 1952 (description); Goren et al. 1973 (review, comparison); Krupp & Schneider 1989 (distribution). Acanthobrama marmid; Euphrates, Türkiye; ~ 160 mm SL.

Published as part of Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter on pages 276-277, DOI: 10.1515/9783111677811