Pseudophoxinus zekayi, Bogutskaya, Kucuk & Atalay, 2006

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 388

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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820507

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FE3B-FE70-2885-FF2FFD65FB7D

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scientific name

Pseudophoxinus zekayi
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Pseudophoxinus zekayi View in CoL

Common name. Ceyhan spring minnow.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Pseudophoxinus in eastern Mediterranean basin by: ○ 38–46+2–3 scales in lateral series. / ○ lateral line complete / ○ flank usually with indistinct, brown mid-lateral stripe / ○ many small black spots below lateral line / ○ uppermost point of cleft below of center of eye. Size up to 113 mm SL.

Distribution. Türkiye: Eastern Ceyhan drainage in springs around Çöçelli and Lakes Gölbaşı.

Pseudophoxinus zeregi ; lower Orontes drainage, Türkiye; ~ 55 mm SL.

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