Oxynoemacheilus kottelati

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 517-518

Oxynoemacheilus kottelati

Common name. Havran loach.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Oxynoemacheilus in Aegean basin by: ○ no shallow dorsal crest on caudal peduncle / ○ suborbital groove present in male / ○ belly with few, small, embedded scales / ○ caudal emarginate / ○ middle caudal ray 71–91 % of length of longest upper caudal ray / ○ body depth decreasing between dorsal and caudal base / ○ caudal–peduncle depth 1.0–1.3 times in caudal–peduncle

Oxynoemacheilus kurdistanicus ; Lesser Zab drainage, Iraq; ~ 55 mm SL.

length / ○ caudal peduncle 13–16 % SL / ○ flank with coarse mottling, without bars or blotches. Size up to 65 mm SL.

Distribution. Türkiye: Havran and Karınca in northeastern Aegean basin.

Habitat. Moderate to fast-flowing streams with gravel substrate.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. VU

Further reading. Turan et al. 2024a (description).

Oxynoemacheilus kurdistanicus ; Lesser Zab drainage, Iraq; 59 mm SL.