Pseudophoxinus firati, Bogutskaya, Kucuk & Atalay, 2006
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820477 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FE2E-FE64-28AB-FC8BFD1FFDA9 |
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Felipe |
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Pseudophoxinus firati |
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Pseudophoxinus firati View in CoL
Common name. Euphrates spring minnow.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Pseudophoxinus in eastern Mediterranean basin by: ○ 43–49+2–3 scales in lateral series / ○ lateral line incomplete, often almost complete, with 15–44 perforated scales / ○ flank with prominent brown, mid-lateral stripe / ○ pelvic axillary lobe present / ○ 6–8 gill rakers. Size up to 100 mm SL.
Distribution. Türkiye: Headwaters in Ceyhan, Seyhan (Karahalka spring) drainages. Very locally in Euphrates drainage.
Habitat. Springs and streams with clear water and dense vegetation.
Biology. No data.
Conservation status. LC.
Further reading. Bogutskaya et al. 2007 (description); Saç et al. 2019b (distribution).
Lake Eğirdir in Türkiye is the habitat of several regionally endemic species.
Pseudophoxinus handlirschi ; Lake Eğirdir, Türkiye; 74 mm L.
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