Alburnus kotschyi, Steindachner, 1863
|
publication ID |
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
|
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820293 |
|
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FEE4-FEAF-28AB-FD01FE19FA51 |
|
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
|
scientific name |
Alburnus kotschyi |
| status |
|
Common name. Iskenderun bleak.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Alburnus in Mediterranean basin by: ○ prominent dark-brown mid-lateral stripe / ○ no mottling pattern on flank / ○ anal origin one scale behind last dorsal ray / ○ 9–11½ branched anal rays / ○ 49–59 total lateral line scales / ○ body depth at dorsal origin 21–26 % SL / ○ ventral keel exposed 3–10 scales in front of anus / ○ last simple dorsal ray soft / ○ pelvic axillary scales present / ○ scales on back, flank, and belly well developed, overlapping. Size up to 141 mm SL.
Distribution. Türkiye: Tarsus, Seyhan, and Ceyhan drainages and coastal streams flowing to Gulf of İskenderun north of Orontes.
Habitat. A wide range of moderately fast-flowing streams and rivers with gravel substrate.
Biology. No data.
Conservation status. LC.
Remarks. Alburnus kotschyi is often confused with A. adanensis , but both species can be easily distinguished.
Further reading. Steindachner 1863 (description); Freyhof et al. 2018a (description).
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.