Sabanejewia balcanica ( Karaman, 1922 )

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 : 340-342

Sabanejewia balcanica ( Karaman, 1922) [N] ― Balcan spined loach

Taxonomy. Original description: Cobitis balcanica Karaman, 1922: 307 , figs. 1-2 [Vardar River, Yugoslavia; Paratypes: MNHN 1928-0222 (1)]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: Karaman (1922: 307 (1), figs. 1-2).

Status in Türkiye. 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, 2020). ― Turkish material: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: European Black Sea watersheds. ― Distribution in river basins: 1-Meriç-Ergene, 2-Marmara. ― General distribution: Eurasia: Black Sea and Aegean Sea basin, Serbia, North Macedonia, Greece, and Türkiye. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 423-Thrace. ― Habitat: This species occurs in mostly hilly streams with clear water and a sandy or fine gravel bottom. In a moderate current with few plants at water depths up to 1.5 m. Also observed in large rivers. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: LC (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: No major threats known. ― High sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― Moderate priority for conservation action.

Sabanejewia caspia (Eichwald, 1838) => not occurring in Türkiye (see Çiçek et al., 2020)

Sabanejewia caucasica (Berg, 1906) => not occurring in Türkiye (see Çiçek et al., 2020)

Nemacheilidae Regan, 1911 (brook loaches)

Barbatula araxensis => Oxynoemacheilus araxensis Barbatula argyrogrammus => Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma

Barbatula barbatula ( Linnaeus, 1758) => not occurring in Türkiye (see Çiçek et al., 2020)

Barbatula bergamensis => Oxynoemacheilus theophilii Barbatula brandtii => Oxynoemacheilus brandtii Barbatula bureschi => Oxynoemacheilus bureschi Barbatula cinica => Oxynoemacheilus cinicus

Barbatula cyri => Oxynoemacheilus cyri

Barbatula erdali => Oxynoemacheilus bergianus Barbatula eregliensis => Oxynoemacheilus eregliensis Barbatula euphratica => Oxynoemacheilus euphraticus Barbatula frenata => Oxynoemacheilus frenatus Barbatula germencica => Oxynoemacheilus germencicus Barbatula mediterraneus => Oxynoemacheilus mediterraneus

Barbatula paucilepis => Oxynoemacheilus paucilepis Cobitis argyrogramma => Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma

Cobitis frenata => Oxynoemacheilus frenatus

Cobitis insignis => Oxynoemacheilus insignis

Cobitis tigris => Oxynoemacheilus tigris

Nemacheilus alasanicus => Oxynoemacheilus bergi Nemacheilus angorae => Oxynoemacheilus angorae Nemacheilus bergi => Oxynoemacheilus bergi Nemacheilus bergianus => Oxynoemacheilus bergianus Nemacheilus brandtii => Oxynoemacheilus brandtii Nemacheilus cyri => Oxynoemacheilus cyri

Nemacheilus euphraticus => Oxynoemacheilus euphraticus Nemacheilus frenatus => Oxynoemacheilus frenatus Nemacheilus hamwii => Oxynoemacheilus hamwii Nemacheilus insignis => Oxynoemacheilus insignis Nemacheilus lendli => Seminemacheilus lendlii Nemacheilus lendlii => Seminemacheilus lendlii Nemacheilus namiri => Oxynoemacheilus namiri Nemacheilus pulsiz => Oxynoemacheilus ercisianus Nemacheilus tigris => Oxynoemacheilus tigris

Nemachilus argyrogramma => Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma

Nemachilus bureschi => Oxynoemacheilus bureschi Noemacheilus (Paracobitis) seyhanensis => Oxynoemacheilus seyhanensis

Noemacheilus seyhanensis => Oxynoemacheilus seyhanensis

Orthrias angorae => Oxynoemacheilus angorae

Orthrias araxensis => Oxynoemacheilus araxensis Orthrias banarescui => Oxynoemacheilus banarescui Orthrias bergianus => Oxynoemacheilus bergianus Orthrias brandtii => Oxynoemacheilus brandtii

Orthrias bureschi => Oxynoemacheilus bureschi

Orthrias cyri => Oxynoemacheilus cyri

Orthrias ercisianus => Oxynoemacheilus ercisianus Orthrias eregliensis => Oxynoemacheilus eregliensis Orthrias euphratica => Oxynoemacheilus euphraticus Orthrias euphraticus => Oxynoemacheilus euphraticus Orthrias frenatus => Oxynoemacheilus frenatus

Orthrias samantica => Oxynoemacheilus samanticus Orthrias tschaiyssuensis => Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma

Oxynoemacheilus afrenatus ( Battalgil, 1941) [E] ― Tigris loach/Çöpçü balığı

Taxonomy. Original description: Nemachilus frenatus afrenatus Battalgil, 1941: 183 [Small creek at Diyarbakır, tributary of the Tigris River, Türkiye; no types known]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None .

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Battalgil (1941). ― Turkish material: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Tigris River basin. ― Distribution in river basins: 21-Fırat-Dicle. ― General distribution: Small creek at Diyarbakır, tributary of the Tigris River, Türkiye. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 442-Upper Tigris and Euphrates. ― Habitat: This species inhabits moderately fast-flowing waters, from small streams to the shores of large rivers. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: NE (2023). ― Threats: Unknown. ― High sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― Moderate priority for conservation action.

Remarks. The status of this species is ambiguous. Respectively, a synonym of Oxynoemacheilus frenatus (Heckel, 1843) but a valid subspecies afrenatus ( Prokofiev 2009: 880; Freyhof et al., 2012: 308). Synonym of Oxynoemacheilus frenatus (Heckel, 1843) ( Kottelat 2012: 96; Freyhof et al., 2017: 557). Genetic findings represent valid as Oxynoemacheilus afrenatus ( Sayyadzadeh and Esmaeili, 2020: 203) .

Oxynoemacheilus amanos Kaya, Yoğurtçuoğlu & Freyhof, 2021 [E] ― Amanos loach/Amanos çöpçü balığı

Taxonomy. Original description: Oxynoemacheilus amanos Kaya, Yoğurtçuoğlu & Freyhof, 2021: 560 , figs. 1-3 [Spring Incesu at Hassa, Hatay Province, Türkiye, 36.7935°N, 36.5135°E; holotype: FFR 15582 ]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: Kaya et al. (2021: 560, figs. 1-3) .

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Kaya et al. (2021). ― Turkish material: FFR.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Streams originate in the Amanos Mountains. ― Distribution in river basins: 19-Asi. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: spring İncesu at Hassa, northern Orontes basin, Hatay Province, Türkiye. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 437-Orontes. ― Habitat: This species inhabits moderately fast-flowing waters in small streams. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: NE (2023). ― Threats: Unknown. ― High sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― Moderate priority for conservation action.

Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus Erk’akan, Özeren & Nalbant, 2008 [E] ― Burdur loach/Çöpçü balığı Taxonomy. Original description: Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus Erk’akan, Özeren & Nalbant, 2008: 117, figs. 4-6 [ Input of Karamanli Dam Lake , Burdur, southwestern Türkiye; holotype: HUIC-AKD-13]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Erk’akan et al. (2008: 117, figs. 4-6) .

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Erk’akan et al. (2008). Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2018 a, 2020). ― Turkish material: HUIC.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Karamanli Dam Lake, Burdur. ― Distribution in river basins: 10- Burdur. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: Burdur River basin and upper Dalaman River basin, Burdur Province ( Türkiye).― Distribution in ecoregions: 431-Central Anatolia. ― Habitat: This species inhabits slow-moving streams with dense vegetation and sand, mud, or gravel substrates. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: EN. ― IUCN: EN (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: ABS, CLI, CON, EUT, HAB. ― High sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species. ― Decline status: Decreasing. ― High priority for conservation action.