Alburnoides turani, Kaya, 2020

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 301-302

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820226

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scientific name

Alburnoides turani
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Alburnoides turani View in CoL

Common name. Filyos spirlin.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Alburnoides in Mediterranean, Marmara, and Black Sea basins by: ○ ventral keel usually completely scaleless, rarely with 1–3 scales / ○ 7−8 gill rakers / ○ body depth at dorsal origin usually greater than head length / ○ horizontal eye diameter smaller than interorbital distance / ○ snout slightly pointed / ○ mouth terminal, upper and lower lips equally projecting / ○ 46−53+2−3 lateral-line scales / ○ 13−14½ branched anal rays. Size up to 101 mm SL.

Distribution. Türkiye: Filyos drainage.

Habitat. Small rivers and streams with moderate to fast-flowing water and gravel substrate.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. LC.

usually 12−13½, branched anal rays / ○ 7−10, usually 8−9, gill rakers. Size up to 95 mm SL.

Distribution. Iran: Khey to Gorgan drainages in southern and south-eastern Caspian basin.

Habitat. Streams and small rivers with moderate to fast-flowing water and gravel substrate.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. LC.

Remarks. Spirlins from rivers between Tajan and west to Sefid and east to Atrak have yet to be identified.

Further reading. Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2015b (description); Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2015c (review); Eagderi et al. 2019a (phylogeny).

Further reading. Kaya 2020a (description); Canoğlu et al. 2023 (barcoding).

Alburnoides tzanevi ; Devrekani, Türkiye; ~ 50 mm SL.

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