Alburnus goekhani, Ozulug, Geiger & Freyhof, 2018

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 318-319

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820287

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Alburnus goekhani
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Alburnus goekhani View in CoL

Common name. Kızılırmak bleak.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Alburnus in Central Anatolia, Aegean, Marmara, and Black Sea basins by: ● prominent golden upper and dark-brown or black lower stripe along flank in life / ○ body depth at dorsal origin 19–24 % SL / ○ ventral keel exposed for 7–10 scales in front of anus / ○ 48–56+2–3 lateral line scales / ○ 12–15 gill rakers / ○ 13–15½ branched anal rays / ○ anal origin situated below dorsal ray 6–8. Size up to 110 mm SL.

Distribution. Türkiye: Kızılırmak, Abdal, and Yeşilırmak drainages in southern Black Sea basin.

Habitat. A wide range of moderately fast-flowing streams and rivers with gravel substrate.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. LC.

Further reading. Özuluğ et al. 2018 (description).

Alburnus goekhani ; Yeşilırmak drainage, Türkiye; 70 mm SL.

Alburnus hohenackeri ; Sefid drainage, Iran; ~ 70 mm SL.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Order

Cypriniformes

Family

Cyprinidae

Genus

Alburnus

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