Cobitis bilseli Battalgil, 1942

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 : 334

Cobitis bilseli Battalgil, 1942 [E] ― Great Beysehir spined loach/Koca taşısıran

Taxonomy. Original description: Cobitis bilseli Battalgil, 1942: 292 , fig. 4 [Lake Beyşehir, Türkiye; no types known]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None .

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Battalgil (1942). Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004) as Cobitis elongata bilseli ; Geldiay and Balık (2007); Fricke et al. (2007); Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2018 a, 2020). ― Turkish material: None.

Distributionandhabitat. DistributioninTürkiye: Lake Beyşehir and tributaries. ― Distribution in river basins: 16- Konya. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: Lake Beyşehir and tributaries (Isparta and Konya provinces) ( Türkiye). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 431-Central Anatolia. ― Habitat: This species prefers gravel and sand substrates in streams with dense vegetation. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: EN. ― IUCN: EN (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: ABS, CLI, CON, COM, EUT, HAB. ― High sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species. ― Decline status: Decreasing. ― High priority for conservation action.

Cobitis damlae => Cobitis fahireae

Cobitis dorademiri Erk’akan, Özdemir & Özeren, 2017 [E] ― Spined loach/Taşısıran

Taxonomy. Original description: Cobitis dorademiri Erk’akan, Özdemir & Özeren, 2017: 83, fig. 1 [Balıklı stream, Köyceğiz Basin, Muğla Province, Türkiye; holotype: HUIC-AKDY1]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: Erk’akan et al. (2017: 83, fig. 1).

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Erk’akan et al. (2017). Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Çiçek et al. (2018a, 2020). ― Turkish material: HUIC.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Lake Köyceğiz basin and lower Dalaman River drainage. ― Distribution in river basins: 8-Batı Akdeniz. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: Lake Köyceğiz basin and lower Dalaman River drainage, Muğla Province ( Türkiye). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 432-Southern Anatolia. ― Habitat: This species lives in streams with clear water and bottoms with sand or fine gravel. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: NE (2023). ― Threats: Unknown. ― High sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― Moderate priority for conservation action.