Squalius kottelati

Common name. Cilician pike chub.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Squalius in eastern Mediterranean basin by: ● lower lip projecting beyond upper lip / ● 9–10½ branched anal rays / ● posterior anal margin straight / ○ 45–47 total lateral-line scales. Size up to 240 mm SL.

Distribution . Türkiye: Seyhan, Ceyhan, and Orontes drainages.

Habitat. A wide range of streams and rivers, mostly in mountain and hill areas. Also, in reservoirs from where they migrate to tributaries to spawn on gravel substrate.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. LC. Most likely, this species also occurred in Syrian part of Orontes, but it has not been recorded in recent years.

Remarks. Very rare in Seyhan.

Further reading. Turan et al. 2009a (description); Bayçelebi 2020 (distribution).