Squalius semae Turan, Kottelat & Bayçelebi, 2017

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Sungur, Sevil, Fricke, Ronald & Seçer, Burak, 2023, Freshwater lampreys and fishes of Türkiye; an annotated checklist, 2023, Turkish Journal of Zoology 47 (6), pp. 324-468 : 414

Squalius semae Turan, Kottelat & Bayçelebi, 2017 [E] ― Chub/Tatlı su kefali

Taxonomy. Original description: Squalius semae Turan, Kottelat & Bayçelebi, 2017: 3 , fig. 1a-b [Serçeme Stream (tributary of Karasu Stream), Erzurum Province, Türkiye, 39°56.85′N, 40°48.24′E; holotype: FFR 724 ]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: Turan et al. (2017: 3, fig. 1a-b) .

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Turan et al. (2017). Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004); Geldiay and Balık (2007); Fricke et al. (2007); Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2018 a, 2020). ― Turkish material: FFR.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Karasu Stream, upper Euphrates River Basin. ― Distribution in river basins: 21-Fırat-Dicle. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: Karasu Stream, Upper Euphrates (Fırat Nehri), Persian Gulf tributary, Erzurum Province ( Türkiye). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 442-Upper Tigris and Euphrates. ― Habitat: This species inhabits streams and lakes. Lake populations migrate to inflowing streams to spawn. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: NE (2023). ― Threats: Unknown. ― Low sensitivity to human activities. ― Not considered a keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― Low priority for conservation action.