Capoeta bergamae, Karaman, 1969

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 122-123

Capoeta bergamae

Common name. Aegean scraper.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Capoeta in Marmara and Mediterranean basins and Central Anatolia by: ○ 60–71 total lateral-line scales / ○ 8½, rarely 7½, branched dorsal rays / ○ 18–24 gill rakers / ○ keel in front of dorsal origin well developed / ○ posterior dorsal margin concave / ○ flank plain brown, rarely silvery in individuals larger than 150 mm SL / ○ last simple dorsal ray weakly ossified, with 21–27 small serrae along its posterior edge origin / ○ 11–14 scale rows between dorsal origin and lateral line / ○ 7–9 scales between anal origin and lateral line / ○ one pair of barbels / ○ edge of lower jaw cornified. Size up to 198 mm SL.

Distribution. Türkiye: Gediz north to Bakacak drainage (northern Biga Peninsula).

Habitat. Wide range of rivers and streams with clean and, at least seasonally, running water.

Biology. Feeds on detritus, periphyton, and occasionally small invertebrates.

Conservation status. NT; declined in recent years, but still too widespread and not declining fast enough to qualify for a threat category. Extirpated from Küçük Menderes.

Further reading. Karaman 1969 (description); Turan et al. 2017c (distribution, morphology); Bektaş et al. 2017 (phylogeny).

Capoeta buhsei ; Lake Namak basin, Iran; ~ 200 mm SL.