Squalius cii (Richardson, 1857)

Bayçelebi, Esra, Turan, Davut, Aksu, İsmail & Freyhof, Jörg, 2022, Squalius cephaloides, a synonym of Squalius cii (Teleostei: Leuciscidae), Zootaxa 5174 (3), pp. 277-284 : 279-280

Squalius cii (Richardson, 1857)

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Leuciscus cii Richardson 1857:375 (Type locality: Gemlek [Gemelik] River, north of Bursa, northwestern Turkey).

Leuciscus cephaloides Battalgil 1942:298 , Fig. 8 (Type locality: Armutlu , near Mudanya, north-western Turkey).

Material examined. All from Turkey. FFR 589, 18, 50–95 mm SL; Balıkesir prov.: stream Koca at Manyas, 40.076 27.969. — FFR 607 , 14 , 40–98 mm SL; Çanakkale prov.: stream Çan at Çan, 39.995 26.983. — FFR 787 , 3 , 117–167 mm SL; Çanakkale prov.: stream Hoşap at Biga, 40.251 27.310. — FFR 788 , 14 , 55–165 mm SL; Çanakkale prov.: stream Balıklı at Yenice, 40.104 27.319. — FFR 791 , 11 , 90–161 mm SL; Çanakkale prov.: stream Kocaköy at Bayramiç, 39.941 27.310. — FFR 792 , 15 , 96–200 mm SL; Balıkesir prov.: stream Dursunbey at Dursunbey, 39.609 28.751. — FFR 796 , 11 , 90–161 mm SB; Çanakkale prov.: stream Koca at Yenice, 39.814 27.229. — FFR 6214 , 17 , 70–165 mm SL; Bursa prov.: Hasanağa reservoir at Nilüfer, 40.161 28.794. — FFR 6200 , 7 , 88–210 mm SL; Bursa prov.: stream Çapraz at Lake Ulubat , 40.196 28.354. — FFR 6215 , 2 , 85–112 mm SL; Balıkesir prov.: a tributary of Koca at Yenikavak village , 39.902 27.813. — FFR 6229 , 6 , 94–134 mm SL; Bursa prov.: stream Gürmüzlü at İznik, 40.507 29.761. — FFR 6233 , 7 , 67–206 mm SL; Yalova prov.: stream Teşvikiye at Teşvikiye, 40.485 29.044. — FFR 6254 , 29 , 57–255 mm SL; Bursa prov.: stream Nilüfer at Misi, 40.180 28.974. — FFR 6256 , 4 , 57–255 mm SL; Bursa prov.: stream Nilüfer at Çakırca, 40.179 28.975. — FSJF 1837 , 3 , 169–210 mm SL; Bursa prov.: stream Karsak east of Gemlik , 40.427 29.242. — FSJF 2366 , 19 , 98–187 mm SL; stream Tesvikiye in Yalova City Forest at Tesvikiye, 40.589 29.027 .

Material used in molecular genetic analysis. FFR-DNA-Squ 162-163-164-165; Yalova prov.: stream Teşvikiye at Teşvikiye, Armutlu , 40.485 29.044 (GenBank accession numbers: ON393929 - ON393930 - ON393931 - ON393932 ).— FFR-DNA-Squ 265-291-292-293; Balıkesir prov.: stream Koca at Manyas, 40.076 27.969, (GenBank accession numbers: ON393933 - ON393934 - ON393935 - ON393936 ).

Additional distribution records. Özuluğ & Freyhof 2011: 40.589 29.027; 39.904 28.181; 39.918 28.166; 40.486 29.088; 40.463 29.674; 39.689 26.391; 39.689 26.392; 39.764 26.783; 40.205 27.087; 39.917 28.166. Sarı et al. 2006: 40.100 27.633; 40.033 27.550; 39.967 27.450; 39.933 27.333; 39.833 27.316; 39.767 27.216; 39.717 27.183; 39.767 27.183; 39.800 27.066; 39.817 27.133; 40.183 27.350; 40.167 27.200; 40.200 27.050; 40.150 27.050; 40.317 27.033; 40.383 26.766; 40.233 26.667; 40.267 26.750; 40.067 26.533. Tokatlı et al. 2013: 39.167 29.294; 39.352 29.233; 39.469 29.255; 39.667 29.04. Öztürk & Küçük 2017: 39.124 28.881; 39.149 28.800; 39.204 28.495; 39.283 28.197; 39.233 28.128; 39.417 28.100; 39.607 28.086; 39.817 28.183.

Distribution. Squalius cii is widely distributed in the southern Marmara Sea basin and the (Kara) Menderes River that is flowing to the Aegean Sea basin on the Biga Peninsula in Turkey ( Fig. 1 ).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Records of Squalius cii based on materials examined and additional records listed.

FIGURE 2. Squalius cephaloides, from Battalgil (1944).

FIGURE 3. Squalius cii, from top: FFR 6233, 195 mm SL; 162 mm SL; 150 mm SL; stream Teşvikiye; 209 mm SL; Simav River; FFR 792, 200 mm SL; stream Dursunbey.