Squalius recurvirostris Özuluğ & Freyhof, 2011

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 : 413

Squalius recurvirostris Özuluğ & Freyhof, 2011 [E] ― Aksehir chub/Tatlı su kefali

Taxonomy. Original description: Squalius recurvirostris Özuluğ & Freyhof, 2011: 143 , figs. 35-37 [Stream at Ortaköy, north of Akşehir, 38°26.84′N, 31°31.05′E, Konya Province, Türkiye; holotype: IUSHM 2011-1012]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: Özuluğ and Freyhof (2011: 143, figs. 35-37).

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Özuluğ and Freyhof (2011). Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2018 a, 2020). ― Turkish material: IUSHM.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Eber, Aksehir, and Ilgın lakes watersheds. ― Distribution in river basins: 11-Akarçay, 12- Sakarya. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: Lake Akhisar tributary, Konya Province ( Türkiye). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 430-Northern Anatolia, 431-Central Anatolia. ― Habitat: This species inhabits streams and lakes. Lake populations migrate to inflowing streams to spawn. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed but of no commercial importance.

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