Gobio gymnostethus, Ladiges, 1960
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820068 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FEA7-FEEF-2885-FD37FDA3FD5B |
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Felipe |
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Gobio gymnostethus |
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Gobio gymnostethus View in CoL
Common name. Cappadocian gudgeon.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Gobio in Anatolia by: ○ 41–44 total lateral-line scales / ○ chest completely scaled, scales extending forward to or almost to isthmus / ○ head length 25–28 % SL / ○ 5–6 scales between posterior extremity of pelvic base and anus / ○ interorbital distance 1.6–1.9 times in eye diameter / ○ no black spots on head / ○ 6 scale rows between dorsal origin and lateral line / ○ pelvic not reaching behind anus in female / ○ interorbital distance 1.6–2.2 times in eye diameter /
○ head profile behind nostrils markedly convex. Size up to 140 mm SL.
Distribution. Türkiye: Melendiz drainage.
Habitat. Slow to moderate-flowing streams with sandy or gravelly bottoms.
Biology. No data.
Conservation status. CR; abundant but declining within its very small range, which is heavily impacted by water extraction and dams.
Further reading. Ladiges 1960 (description); Naseka et al. 2006 (identification).
Melendiz, here in Ihala valley, is the largest remaining tributary of Lake Tuz and the habitat of a rich fish fauna.
Gobio hettitorum ; Karaman; Türkiye; ~ 120 mm SL.
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