A new Pseudophoxinus (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) species from Southwestern Anatolia, with remarks on the distribution of the genus in western Anatolia

Abstract

Pseudophoxinus burduricus sp. n. is described from drainages of Salda and Burdur lakes, southwestern Turkey. It is distinguished from other Anatolian Pseudophoxinus by a combination of characters: lateral line incomplete, with 21–39 (commonly 26–37) perforated scales and 47–57+1-2 scales in lateral series; 10½–12½ scale rows between lateral line and dorsal fin origin, 3–4(5) scale rows between lateral line and the pelvic fin origin; dorsal fin commonly with 7½ branched rays; anal fin commonly with 6½ branched rays; 7–8(9) gill rakers on the first branchial arch; a faint and diffuse epidermal black stripe from eye to caudal fin base in alive and preserved individuals; mouth slightly subterminal, tip of mouth cleft on about level of lower margin of eye; snout rounded, its length greater than eye diameter. Comparison is given with all Pseudophoxinus species from western Anatolia.

Cytogenetic studies on six species of the leuciscine genusPseudophoxinusBleeker, 1860 (Teleostei, Cyprinidae)

“…The species are small in size and are distributed in cold springs, small lakes and slow-flowing rivers. Due to their small size, taxonomic problems still exist in the species (Küçük et al 2012(Küçük et al , 2013. For this reason, some populations were re-examined and new species have been described from Anatolia, as mentioned in detail by Ekmekçi et al (2015).…”

Length-weight and length-length relationships for three endemic Pseudophoxinus species in Turkey

“…Specimens were identified according to Bogutskaya (), Küçük et al. (, ), and Atalay (). Total (TL), fork (FL) and standard lengths (SL) were measured to the nearest 0.1 cm using a measuring board, and to the nearest 0.01 cm using a digital caliper.…”

Some Parasitological Features of Paradiplozoon bliccae (Monogenea: Diplozoidae) Infestation in Pseudophoxinus burduricus - An Endemic Fish Species from Doğanbaba Creek (Lake Salda, Turkey)

“…Pseudophoxinus is represented by 18 species in Anatolia, where an important diversification center for this genus is. Except for two of this species, all of them are endemic to Anatolia (Küçük et al, 2012;Küçük et al 2013). Burdur spring minnow P. burduricus (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) is an endemic fish species of Turkey.…”