Garra turcica Karaman, 1971

Baycelebi, Esra, 2020, Distribution and diversity of fish from Seyhan, Ceyhan and Orontes river systems, Zoosystematics and Evolution 96 (2), pp. 747-767 : 747

Garra turcica Karaman, 1971

Common names.

Seyhan doktor balığı / Seyhan doctor fish*.

Conservation.

Not Evaluated (NE).

Material examined.

FFR 4009 St. 33., - Not preserved, St. 38., - FSJF 2348 St. 40., - Not preserved, St. 51., - FFR 01267 St. 54., - FSJF 2388 St. 55., - FFR 04000 St. 57., - FFR 04008 St. 59., - FFR 4004 St. 66., - FSJF 2898 St. 77., - FFR 01270 St. 78., - FSJF 2853 St. 79., - FFR 1270 St. 80.

Distribution in the area.

Seyhan and Ceyhan River drainages in Turkey.

Taxonomic notes.

The species was treated as a synonym of Garra rufa for a long time. However, molecular and morphological data strongly showed that G. turcica is a valid species ( Bayçelebi et al. 2018).