Pseudophoxinus zekayi Bogutskaya, Küçük & Atalay, 2006

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 : 407

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https://doi.org/ 10.55730/1300-0179.3147

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scientific name

Pseudophoxinus zekayi Bogutskaya, Küçük & Atalay, 2006
status

 

Pseudophoxinus zekayi Bogutskaya, Küçük & Atalay, 2006 View in CoL [E] ― Ceyhan spring minnow/Ot balığı Taxonomy. Original description: Pseudophoxinus zekayi Bogutskaya, Küçük & Atalay, 2006: 339 View in CoL , figs. 2, 4b [Ceyhan

River drainage, Aksu River system east of Kahramanmaraş, Kahramanmaraş Province at Çöçelli, Türkiye; holotype: SCFK-SDU 181 ]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: Bogutskaya et al. (2006: 339, figs. 2, 4b) .

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Bogutskaya et al. (2006). 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, 2018 a, 2020). ― Turkish material: SCFK-SDU.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Ceyhan River basin. ― Distribution in river basins: 20-Ceyhan. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: Ceyhan River basin (Mediterranean tributary), Kahramanmaraş Province ( Türkiye). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 432-Southern Anatolia. ― Habitat: This species inhabits lakes, slow-flowing streams, and springs. It is usually found among vegetation or under shore cover. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: VU. ― IUCN: VU (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: ABS, CLI, CON, COM, HAB. ― Moderate sensitivity to human activities. ― Not considered a keystone species. ― Decline status: Decreasing. ― Moderate priority for conservation action. Pseudophoxinus zeregi (Heckel, 1843) [N] ― Levantine spring minnow/Inci levrek balığı

Taxonomy. Original description: Phoxinellus zeregi Heckel, 1843a: 1063 (73) [Aleppo, Syria and Türkiye; syntypes: NMW 51068-69 (1, 3)]. ― Synonyms: Squalius transcaspiensis Berg, 1898 ; Leuciscus latus (Keyserling, 1861) . ― Revisions: Goren (1972: 145) as Phoxinellus zeregi zeregi ; Perea et al. (2010: 4). ― Illustration: Heckel (1843b: pl. 6, fig. 3) as Phoxinellus zeregi .

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

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Orontes and Kueik river systems. ― Distribution in river basins: 19-Asi, 21-Fırat-Dicle. ― General distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Orontes and Quwayq river systems ( Syria and Türkiye).― Distribution in ecoregions: 437-Orontes, 441-Lower Tigris and Euphrates. ― Habitat: This species inhabits pools, slow-flowing streams, and springs. It is usually found among vegetation or under shore cover. Freshwater, brackish.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

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

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Order

Cypriniformes

Family

Cyprinidae

Genus

Pseudophoxinus

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Order

Cypriniformes

Family

Cyprinidae

Genus

Pseudophoxinus

Loc

Pseudophoxinus zekayi Bogutskaya, Küçük & Atalay, 2006

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Sungur, Sevil, Fricke, Ronald & Seçer, Burak 2023
2023
Loc

Pseudophoxinus zekayi Bogutskaya, Küçük & Atalay, 2006

Bogutskaya NG & Kucuk F & Atalay MA 2006: 339
2006
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