Squalius semae Turan, Kottelat & Bayçelebi, 2017
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https://doi.org/ 10.55730/1300-0179.3147 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F3D57F-ED1B-FFA4-FFFE-FF2202D9FBFB |
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Felipe |
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Squalius semae Turan, Kottelat & Bayçelebi, 2017 |
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Squalius semae Turan, Kottelat & Bayçelebi, 2017 [E] ― Chub/Tatlı su kefali
Taxonomy. Original description: Squalius semae Turan, Kottelat & Bayçelebi, 2017: 3 , fig. 1a-b [Serçeme Stream (tributary of Karasu Stream), Erzurum Province, Türkiye, 39°56.85′N, 40°48.24′E; holotype: FFR 724 ]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: Turan et al. (2017: 3, fig. 1a-b) GoogleMaps .
Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Turan et al. (2017). 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: FFR.
Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Karasu Stream, upper Euphrates River Basin. ― Distribution in river basins: 21-Fırat-Dicle. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: Karasu Stream, Upper Euphrates (Fırat Nehri), Persian Gulf tributary, Erzurum Province ( Türkiye). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 442-Upper Tigris and Euphrates. ― 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: Unknown. ― IUCN: NE (2023). ― Threats: Unknown. ― Low sensitivity to human activities. ― Not considered a keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― Low priority for conservation action.
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