Gobio hettitorum, Ladiges, 1960
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820070 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FEA4-FEEF-28AB-FCE3FC71FCC4 |
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Felipe |
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Gobio hettitorum |
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Common name. Taurus gudgeon.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Gobio in Anatolia by: ○ 44–46 total lateral-line scales / ○ chest completely scaled, scales extending forward to isthmus / ○ head length 24–27 % SL / ○ 10–14 scales between posterior extremity of pelvic base and anus / ○ interorbital distance approximately 1.6–1.8 times in eye diameter / ○ 8–10 scale rows between dorsal origin and lateral line / ○ caudal length 17–20 % SL / ○ anal length 15–17 % SL. Size up to 124 mm SL.
Distribution. Türkiye: Yeşildere, Deliçay, Gödet, and Ayrancı drainages ( Karaman), and Ereğli marshes.
Habitat. Small streams with clear water and sand and gravel bottoms.
Biology. No data.
Conservation status. VU; appears to be declining in its small range due to the desiccation of streams. Extirpated from Ereğli around 2010.
Gobio insuyanus ; Insuyu, Türkiye; ~ 130 mm SL.
Further reading. Ladiges 1960 (description); Naseka et al. 2006 (identification).
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