Pseudophoxinus mehmeti, Ekmekci, Atalay, Yogurtcuoglu, Turan & Kucuk, 2015

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 383-384

Pseudophoxinus mehmeti

Common name. Alanköy spring minnow.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Pseudophoxinus in Western Anatolia by: ● mouth almost superior, lower lip usually projecting slightly beyond upper lip / ○ 48–60+2 scales in lateral series / ○ lateral line incomplete with 30–50 perforated scales / ○ 11–13½ scale rows between lateral line and dorsal origin / ○ flank usually with indistinct, brown mid-lateral stripe. Size up to 100 mm SL.

Distribution. Türkiye: Lake Çorak (Akgöl) basin.

Habitat. Springs and streams, also in a reservoir.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. CR; Alanköy reservoir has dried up, and the species is now restricted to springs and streams where it is under pressure from water extraction and stocking of Oncorhynchus mykiss .

Remarks. The diagnostic mouth shape of P. mehmeti has not been confirmed in its stream population and other distinguishing characters requires further revision.

Further reading. Ekmekçi et al. 2015 (description).

384 Family Leuciscidae

AlankÖy Reservoir. A small, shallow reservoir fed by an endorheic stream during periods of high precipitation. Endemic Pseudophoxinus mehmeti temporarily colonises the lake from the stream.

Pseudophoxinus ninae, Onaç drainage, Türkiye; ~ 60 mm SL.