Leucaspius delineatus (Heckel, 1843)

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Sungur, Sevil, Fricke, Ronald & Seçer, Burak, 2023, Freshwater lampreys and fishes of Türkiye; an annotated checklist, 2023, Turkish Journal of Zoology 47 (6), pp. 324-468 : 399

Leucaspius delineatus (Heckel, 1843) [N] ― Sunbleak/ none

Taxonomy. Original description: Squalius delineatus Heckel, 1843: 1041 [Marchfelds near Vienna and Mähren, Austria; syntypes: NMW 49783 (7), 50794 (6), 50796 (1)]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None .

Status in Türkiye. Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004); Geldiay and Balık (2007); Fricke et al. (2007); Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020). ― Turkish material: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: European Black Sea watersheds. ― Distribution in river basins: 1-Meriç-Ergene, 2-Marmara. ― General distribution: Europe and western Asia; also introduced. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 423-Thrace. ― Habitat: This species inhabits lowland riverine habitats, especially oxbows and other water bodies only connected to rivers during floods. Often found in ponds, steppe lakes, and small water bodies not connected to rivers, may occur in any habitat with few or no predators. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: LC (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: ABS, CON, HAB. ― Moderate sensitivity to human activities. ― Not considered a keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― Moderate priority for conservation action.

Leucaspius irideus => Squalius irideus

Leucaspius irideus mermere => Ladigesocypris mermere Leuciscus agdamicus => Squalius agdamicus

Leuciscus alburnus => Alburnus alburnus

Leuciscus anatolicus => Squalius anatolicus

Leuciscus apollonitis => Scardinius erythrophthalmus