Oxynoemacheilus sarus Freyhof, Yoğurtçuoğlu & Kaya, 2021

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 : 353

Oxynoemacheilus sarus Freyhof, Yoğurtçuoğlu & Kaya, 2021 [E] ― Loach/Çöpçü balığı

Taxonomy. Original description: Oxynoemacheilus sarus Freyhof, Yoğurtçuoğlu & Kaya, 2021: 128 , figs. 2-5 [Lower stream Çakıt, south of Salbaş, Adana Province, Türkiye, 37.1031°N, 35.1094°E; holotype: FFR 15585 ]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: Freyhof et al. (2021: 128, figs. 2-5) .

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

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Lower parts of Ceyhan and Seyhan rivers. ― Distribution in river basins: 18-Seyhan, 20-Ceyhan. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: lower Ceyhan and Seyhan drainages, Türkiye. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 432-Southern Anatolia. ― Habitat: This species lives in moderately fast-flowing rivers with gravel substrates. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

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