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

EKMEKÇİ F. G., ATALAY M. A., YOĞURTÇUOĞLU B., TURAN D., Kucuk F.

ZOOTAXA, cilt.4033, sa.1, ss.117-128, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 4033 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.11646/zootaxa.4033.1.6
  • Dergi Adı: ZOOTAXA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.117-128
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Pseudophoxinus mehmeti, new cyprinid species from the Alankoy basin in south-western Turkey, is distinguished from all species of Pseudophoxinus in adjacent regions by the combination of the following characters: body slender, its length 1.3-1.5 times its depth; caudal peduncle length 1.6-2.0 times its depth; mouth almost superior, with the tip of the mouthcleft approximately level with the middle of the pupil; snout with a pointed tip, its length markedly greater than eye diameter; lateral line not complete, with 30-50 perforated scales and 48-60+2 scale rows in lateral series; 111/2-131/2 scale rows between lateral line and dorsal-fin origin, 31/2-51/2 scale rows between lateral line and anal-fin origin; dorsal-fin with 61/2-71/2 branched rays; anal-fin with 61/2-71/2 branched rays; a distinct black epidermal stripe from eye to caudal-fin base in preserved individuals.