Turcinoemacheilus ekmekciae

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 579

Turcinoemacheilus ekmekciae

Common name. Anatolian dwarf loach.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Turcinoemacheilus in West Asia by: ○ roundish blotches or a stripe thicker than eye diameter along lateral midline / ○ 5–7 mandibular pores in mandibular canal / ○ caudal–peduncle length 7–9 % SL / ○ caudal–peduncle depth 1.8–2.7 times in its length / ○ body depth 1.3–1.7 times in head length / ○ prepelvic distance 50–53 % SL / ○ upper caudal lobe 15–18 % SL / ○ interorbital distance 23–31 % HL / ○ maxillary barbel 15–21 % HL / ○ anus situated at middle or in front of

Turcinoemacheilus hafezi ; Karun drainage, Iran; ~ 45 mm SL.