Sultan Sazlığı Killifish

biology_ecology

Habitat. Springs, spring-fed streams, and canals with or without dense underwater vegetation. Biology. Live up to 3 years; biology as described in genus section.

Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia

conservation

Conservation status. CR; see comments under Pseudophoxinus elizavetae.

Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia

diagnosis

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Anatolichthys by: ● male with rhomboid dorsal profile, straight up to a vertical line through pelvic origin / ○ male with 8 – 14 black bars / ○ male with bars behind dorsal origin wider than interspaces / ○ third-last bar anterior to caudal base 2.3 – 4.0 times wider than anterior white interspace in male larger than 26 mm SL / ○ male with 1 – 4 bold black vertical bars on caudal / ○ male with completely grey or black dorsal often with grey margin / ○ dorsal base hyaline or with a narrow white line / ○ male with yellow or white anal, with narrow black margin and 1 – 4 narrow, black, concentric bands / ○ female with numerous bold black spots and / or blotches on flank not organised in bars or a midlateral row / ○ female without spots or blotches on caudal and / or anal / ○ body completely covered with overlapping scales. Size up to 46 mm SL.

Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia