Elmalı Rudd
Scardinius elmaliensis Bogutskaya, 1997
First described in: Bogutskaya, N. G. (1997). Contribution to the knowledge of leuciscine fishes of Asia Minor. Part 2. An anotated checklist of leuciscine fishes (Leuciscinae, Cyprinidae) of Turkey with descriptions of a new species and two new subspecies. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 94: 161-186.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
biology_ecology
Habitat. Reservoirs, lakes, slow-flowing streams, marshes, and springs, usually among vegetation or under bank cover. Biology. No data.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
conservation
Conservation status. VU; declining within its small range. Most populations appear to inhabit reservoirs. Extirpated from Lake Karataş.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Distinguished from S. erythrophthalmus in West Asia by: ● 15 − 16 gill rakers / ● 9 ½ branched anal rays. Size up to 186 mm SL.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
discussion
Remarks. Molecular data place S. elmaliensis as a sister clade to S. erythrophthalmus.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2362633.