Alburnoides emineae, Turan, Kaya, Ekmekci & Dogan, 2014

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 289

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820167
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scientific name	Alburnoides emineae
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Alburnoides emineae View in CoL

Common name. Khabur spirlin.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Alburnoides in Euphrates and Tigris drainages by: ● horizontal eye diameter equal or larger than interorbital distance / ○ 8½, rarely 9½, branched dorsal rays / ○ ventral keel completely scaleless, rarely covered by few scales at its anterior part / ○ snout slightly pointed / ○ tip of mouth cleft situated at a horizontal line with middle of pupil or slightly below / ○ 39−45+2−3, usually 42−45+2−3, lateral-line scales / ○ 13−15½, usually 13−14½, branched anal rays / ○ 6–7 gill rakers / ○ 41−42 total vertebrae. Size up to 76 mm SL.

Distribution. Türkiye and most likely adjacent Syria: Beyazsu north of Nusaybin, a headwater stream of Jagh Jagh that flows to Khabur.

Habitat. Streams and rivers with fast-flowing water, usually with cobble and gravel substrate.

Biology. No data.

Alburnoides fasciatus ; Sochi, Russia; ~ 90 mm SL.