Acanthobrama orontis Common name. Cilician bream. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Acanthobrama by: ○ pharyngeal teeth in one row / ○ 51−64, usually 54−62, total lateral-line scales / ○ tip of upper lip at or above level of middle of eye / ○ 8½ branched dorsal rays / ○ snout length 25–27 % HL. Size up to 156 mm SL. Distribution. Türkiye and Syria: Göksu east to Orontes. Absent between Göksu and Seyhan. Habitat. Lowland rivers and reservoirs. Also common in irrigation channels and artificial waters. Biology. No data. Conservation status. LC; possibly extirpated from Orontes, as no individuals have been seen for many years. Further reading. Berg 1949b (description); Freyhof & Özuluğ 2014 (discussion); Bayçelebi 2020 (distribution).

Published as part of Freyhof, Jörg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, GmbH, Berlin / Boston :De Gruyter on page 278, DOI: 10.1515/9783111677811, http://zenodo.org/record/17881367