Alanköy Spring Minnow

description

Description. See Figs. 2 – 3 for general appearance, and Tables 1 – 2 for morphometric and meristic data. Dorsal profile of body slightly convex in predorsal area, straight in postdorsal area, ventral profile less convex than dorsal profile. Head long, its length approximately 1.3 – 1.5 times body depth at dorsal-fin origin, its dorsal profile slightly convex on snout. Head slender, narrow. Interorbital area narrow, its width 1.1 – 1.5 times eye diameter. Caudal peduncle length 1.6 – 2.0 times its depth. Mouth slightly superior, without a chin (Fig. 4). Posterior extremity of upper jaw slightly in front of anterior margin of eye. Snout short, with pointed tip, its length markedly greater than eye diameter. Lateral line incomplete, reaching vertically to about mid-point of anal-fin base except in two specimens, ending 5 scales anterior to caudal-fin base, 30 (1), 31 (1), 32 (2), 33 (1), 34 (1), 36 (3), 37 (4), 38 (1), 40 (1), 41 (2), 42 (1), 43 (3), 44 (3), 45 (1), 46 (1), 47 (3), 49 (1), 50 (1) perforated scales, 50 (4), 51 (1), 52 (3), 53 (3), 54 (1), 55 (3), 56 (1), 57 (5), 58 (3), 59 (3), 60 (2), 61 (1), 62 (1) scales in lateral series. Dorsal fin with 3 simple and 6 ½ – 7 ½ bra

A new species of Pseudophoxinus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Southwestern Anatolia, Turkey

diagnosis

Diagnosis. Pseudophoxinus mehmeti is closely related to the P. meandri species group, but can be distinguished from all other Pseudophoxinus species (P. burduricus, P. evliyae, P. maeandricus, P. maeandi, P. ninae and P. bataligilae) in adjacent regions by the following unique combination of characters: body slender, its depth at dorsal-fin origin 19.1 – 23.4 % SL; head long (length 26.9 – 31.4 % SL), its length 1.3 – 1.5 times in body depth, slender, narrow; caudal-peduncle length 1.6 – 2.0 times its depth; mouth almost superior, without a chin; lower lip projecting slightly beyond upper lip in most specimens; tip of mouth cleft at approximately level of middle of pupil; snout pointed, its length equal or greater than eye diameter; lateral line not complete, with 30 – 50 perforated scales and 48 – 60 + 2 scales in lateral series; 11 ½ – 13 ½ scale rows between lateral line and dorsal-fin origin; 3 – 5 ½ scale rows between lateral line and anal-fin origin; a distinct black epidermal stripe from eye to caudal-fin base in preserved individuals, absent in living individuals; preoperculo-mandibular (CPM) and infraorbital (CIO) sensory canals disconnected, CSO with 9 – 13 pores, CIO wit

A new species of Pseudophoxinus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Southwestern Anatolia, Turkey

materials_examined

Holotype. FFR 0 3274, 63.0 mm SL; Turkey: Burdur Prov.: Yeşilova District: Alanköy reservoir, 54 km southwest from Burdur, 37 o 40 ' 58 '' N 29 o 50 ' 46 '' E; 20 October 2013, F. G. Ekmekçi, B. Yoğurtçuoğlu. Paratypes. FFR 0 3275, 30, 51.9 – 70.7 mm SL, CGE, 26, 43.5 – 68.3 mm SL; same locality as holotype, 24 October 2013.

A new species of Pseudophoxinus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Southwestern Anatolia, Turkey

biology_ecology

Habitat. Springs and streams, also in a reservoir. Biology. No data.

Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia