Salariopsis burcuae, Yogurtcuoglu, Kaya, Atalay, Ekmekci & Freyhof, 2023
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17821577 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FCBE-FCF5-28AB-FF5EFAE5FE9E |
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Felipe |
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Salariopsis burcuae |
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Common name. Eastern freshwater blenny.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Salariopsis in West Asia by: ● tiny black dots on the cheek not organised in rows or bands / ● supraocular tentacle branched, short, not reaching to, rarely overlapping the 9 th circum-orbital sensory pore / ○ pores of lateral line with white circle / ○ black dots present on cheek and/or upper part of flank. Size upto 88 mmSL.
Distribution. Bay of Antalya ( Türkiye) east to Jordan drainage ( Israel), including Cyprus.
Habitat. Streams with moderate current and rocky bottom. Also in lakes, including reservoirs.
Biology. No data, but expected to be similar with S. fluviatilis .
Conservation status. LC.
Salariopsis fluviatilis ; Tahtalı drainage, Türkiye; 74 mm SL. Salariopsis fluviatilis ; Lago di Garda, Italy; nuptial male, ~ 70 mm SL.
Remarks. Superficially very similar to S. fluviatilis but well differentiated by molecular characteristics.
Further reading. Yoğurtçuoğlu et al. 2023 (description).
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