Anatolichthys splendens

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 713-714

Anatolichthys splendens

Common name. Gölcük killifish.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Anatolich-

thys by: ○ 1–3 lines of large, usually not or only slightly over-

lapping scales on midlateral flank / ● usually 38–46 total,

overlapping scales along lateral series / ● male with black

bars equally shaped, not wider at dorsal part / ○ scales on

back and belly absent / ○ lateral head profile almost quad-

ratic, lower jaw large, directing upward / ○ body depth

4.0–5.3 times in standard length / ○ male with white anal

with wide, black margin or completely black. Size up to 38

mm SL.

Anatolichthys splendens ; Lake GÖlcük, Türkiye; female, 38 mm SL; male, 31 mm SL.

Distribution. Türkiye: Lake Gölcük west of Isparta.

Habitat. Lacustrine.

Biology. No data. Expected to be similar to other Anatolichthys . In laboratory, larvae hatch after 12 days at an incubation temperature of 24°C.

Conservation status. Extinct; invasive Sander lucioperca , Cyprinus carpio and Carassius auratus caused the extinction of this species in the early 1980.

Remarks. Anatolichthys saldae , a species endemic to Lake Salda, is often treated as a population of A. splendens .

Further reading. Kosswig & Sözer 1945 (description); Yoğurtçuoğlu & Freyhof 2018 (identification).