Alburnus baliki, Bogutskaya, Kucuk & Unlu, 2000
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820258 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FEE9-FEA4-2B1B-FAB3FDD6FAF4 |
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Felipe |
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Alburnus baliki |
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Common name. Antalya spotted bleak.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Alburnus in Mediterranean basin by: ● pelvic axillary scales absent / ● scales on back, flank, and belly reduced, often not overlapping, absent on belly in front of pelvic base / ● nuptial male bright yellow / ○ faint grey mottling on flank including only few scales in most individuals / ○ 11–13 gill rakers / ○ 12–14½ branched anal rays / ○ 47–61 total lateral line scales / ○ ventral keel fully exposed or covered by few scales on its anterior part / ○ no dark-brown mid-lateral stripe. Size up to 60 mm SL.
Distribution. Türkiye: Aksu east to Karpuz drainages.
Habitat. Slow-flowing sections of streams and rivers, often with submerged vegetation.
Biology. No data.
Conservation status. VU; found in less than 10, mostly declining populations.
Further reading. Bogutskaya et al. 2000 (description).
Alburnus baliki ; Ilıca stream, Türkiye; 45 mm SL. Alburnus caeruleus ; Sirvan drainage, Iraq; 70 mm SL.
Alburnus caeruleus ; Tigris drainage, Türkiye; ~ 60 mm SL.
Alburnus carianorum ; Dalaman, Türkiye;~ 75 mm SL.
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