Alburnoides manyasensis, Turan, Ekmekci, Kaya & Guclu, 2013

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 294-296

Alburnoides manyasensis

Common name. Manyas spirlin.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Alburnoides in Mediterranean, Marmara, and Black Sea basins by: ○ ventral keel scaleless up to half its length,

Alburnoides manyasensis ; Susurluk drainage, Türkiye; ~ 90 mm SL.

rarely almost completely or completely covered by scales / ○ body depth at dorsal origin greater than head length / ○ horizontal eye diameter usually slightly to markedly larger than interorbital distance / ○ snout short, pointed / ○ mouth terminal / ○ tip of mouth cleft situated at a horizontal line with middle of pupil or slightly below / ○ 45−52+2−3 lateral-line scales / ○ caudal peduncle depth 11–12 % SL / ○ lateral line clearly distinct in both, anterior and posterior parts / ○ snout length about equal to interorbital distance / ○ 4 pharyngeal teeth in long row on right 5 th ceratobranchial / ○ 10−12½, usually 12½,

Alburnoides namaki ; Lake Namak basin, Iran; ~ 75 mm SL.

branched anal rays / ○ 6−10, usually 8–10, gill rakers. Size up to 92 mm SL.

Distribution. Türkiye: Susurluk drainage.

Habitat. Streams and rivers with fast-flowing water, usually with cobble and gravel substrate. Also in lakes and reservoirs.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. LC.

Further reading. Turan et al. 2013a (description); Turan et al. 2017b (identification); Bektaş et al. 2019 (phylogeny); Canoğlu et al. 2023 (barcoding).

Alburnoides nicolausi ; Norabad, Karkheh drainage, Iran; ~ 75 mm SL. Black spots are from parasites.