Capoeta aydinensis

Common name. Carian scraper.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Capoeta in Marmara and Mediterranean basins and Central Anatolia by: ○ 58–71 total lateral-line scales / ○ 8½ branched dorsal rays / ○ 18–24 gill rakers / ○ keel in front of dorsal origin well developed / ○ posterior dorsal margin straight / ○ flank plain brown, rarely silvery in individuals larger than 150 mm SL / ○ last simple dorsal ray weakly ossified, with 7–20 small serrae along its posterior edge origin / ○ 11–12 scale rows between dorsal origin and lateral line / ○ 7–9 scales between anal origin and lateral line / ○ one pair of barbels / ○ edge of lower jaw cornified. Size up to 370 mm SL.

Distribution . Türkiye: Büyük Menderes south to Dalaman and streams Namnam and Tersakan. Recorded from Gökova Bay and Lake Köyceğiz.

Habitat. A wide range of streams and rivers with moderate to fast-flowing water and sand or gravel and rock substrate.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. LC.

Further reading. Bektaş et al. 2017 (phylogeny); Turan et al. 2017c (description); Akyol et al. 2020 (record from Gökova Bay).