levantina, Cobitis Krupp [F.] & Moubayed [J.] 1992:14, Figs. 1-8 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 72 (nos 1/3) [1991]; ref. 20052] Outflow of Buhairat Hims near Qattina, 34°40'N, 36°37'E, Syria. Holotype: SMF 24371. Paratypes: BMNH 1968.12.13.66-68 (3); HUJ 9884 (1); MIZT 2888:2059 (4); SMF 24372-75 (2, 1, 1, 2), 24391 (1). Type catalog: Golani 2006:23 [ref. 28840]. •Valid as Cobitis levantina Krupp & Moubayed 1992 -- (Erk'akan et al. 1999:25 [ref. 25143], Fricke et al. 2007:48 [ref. 29533], Kottelat 2012:26 [ref. 32367], Çiçek et al. 2015:148 [ref. 35151], Eagderi et al. 2017:50 [ref. 35199], Erk'akan et al. 2017:88 [ref. 35341], Freyhof et al. 2018:23 [ref. 36385], Bayçelebi 2020:758 [ref. 37964], Çiçek et al. 2020:244 [ref. 37644], Saad et al. 2023:10 [ref. 40501], Çiçek et al. 2024:52 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Cobitis levantina Krupp & Moubayed 1992. Cobitidae. Distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: upper Orontes River system (Syria and Turkey); Litani River drainage (Lebanon). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.