Petroleuciscus ninae Turan, Kalayci, Kaya, Bektaş & Küçük, 2018

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 : 401

Petroleuciscus ninae Turan, Kalayci, Kaya, Bektaş & Küçük, 2018 [E] ― Chub/none

Taxonomy. Original description: Petroleuciscus ninae Turan, Kalayci, Kaya, Bektaş & Küçük, 2018 : (3) 877, fig. 2 [Akçay stream, 3 km west of Beğerli, Aydın Province, Türkiye, 37°45′34″N, 28°20′07″E. holotype: FFR 03856 ]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None .

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Turan et al. (2018). Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Çiçek et al. (2018a, 2020). ― Turkish material: FFR.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Büyük Menderes River. ― Distribution in river basins: 5-Gediz, 6-Küçük Menderes, 7-Büyük Menderes. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: Büyük Menderes River drainage, southwestern Anatolia ( Türkiye). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 429-Western Anatolia. ― Habitat: This species inhabits a wide range of lowland rivers, canals, streams, reservoirs, and lakes. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: NE (2023). ― Threats: Unknown. ― Moderate sensitivity to human activities. ― Not considered a keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― Moderate priority for conservation action. Petroleuciscus smyrnaeus ( Boulenger, 1896) [N] ― Izmir chub/none

Taxonomy. Original description: Leuciscus smyrnaeus Boulenger, 1896: 154 [İzmir (Smyrna), Türkiye; syntypes: (several) BMNH 1895.12.28.19-28 (10)]. ― Synonyms: Squalius smyrnaeus ( Boulenger, 1896) . ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None.

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Boulenger (1896). Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004) as Leuciscus smyrnaeus ; Geldiay and Balık (2007); Fricke et al. (2007); Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020). ― Turkish material: BMNH.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Aegean Sea watersheds. ― Distribution in river basins: 5-Gediz, 6-Küçük Menderes, 7-Büyük Menderes. ― General distribution: Eurasia: Aegean Sea watersheds ( Greece and Türkiye). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 429-Western Anatolia. ― Habitat: This species inhabits a wide range of lowland rivers, canals, streams, reservoirs, and lakes. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

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

Remarks. Based on genetical findings ( Geiger et al., 2014) Petroleuciscus smyrnaeus could be placed to genus Squalius .

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Phoxinellus zeregi => Pseudophoxinus zeregi