Kosswigichthys asquamatus, Sozer, 1942
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17821532 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FD5D-FD19-2885-FA59FC70FBCE |
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Felipe |
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Kosswigichthys asquamatus |
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Kosswigichthys asquamatus View in CoL
Common name. Hazar killifish.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Aphaniidae by: ● teeth conical, in three rows / ○ body without scales / ○ no black bars in caudal in male. Size up to 36 mm SL.
Distribution. Türkiye: Lake Hazar.
Habitat. Pelagic come to shores in spring and summer to spawn. Feeds on algae, invertebrates, and plankton.
Biology. No data.
Conservation status. EN; appears to be declining within its very small range.
Further reading. Sözer 1942 (description); Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu 2020 (distribution, morphology, generic position).
Lake Hazar, the only habitat of Kosswigichthys asquamatus , is a deep, ancient, tectonic lake in West Asia.
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