Oxynoemacheilus angorae ( Steindachner, 1897 )

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 : 342

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Oxynoemacheilus angorae ( Steindachner, 1897 )
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Oxynoemacheilus angorae ( Steindachner, 1897) View in CoL [E] ― Angora loach/Çamur balığı

Taxonomy. Original description: Nemacheilus angorae Steindachner, 1897: 693 [9), Pl. 4 (fig. 4a-c) [Tabakane- Sir and Tschibuk-Tschai, Türkiye; syntypes: (16) NMW]. ― Synonyms: Nemachilus angorae Steindachner, 1897 ; Orthrias angorae ( Steindachner, 1897) ; Barbatula phoxinoides Erk’akan, Nalbant & Özeren, 2007; Oxynoemacheilus phoxinoides ( Erk’akan, Nalbant & Özeren, 2007). ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None. Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Steindachner (1897). Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004) as Orthrias angorae angorae ; Geldiay and Balık (2007) as Orthrias (Noemacheilus) angorae ; Fricke et al. (2007) as Nemacheilus angorae ; Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2018 a, 2020). ― Turkish material: NMW.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Sakarya and Kızılırmak river basins. ― Distribution in river basins: 2-Marmara, 3-Susurluk, 13-Batı Karadeniz, 15-Kızılırmak. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: western and central Anatolian Black Sea basin (Marmara, Susurluk, Sakarya and Kızılırmak River basins) ( Türkiye). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 423-Thrace, 430-Northern Anatolia. ― Habitat: This species inhabits a wide range of habitats, from fast-running mountain streams and the shores of large rivers to muddy lakes with dense vegetation. Only moderately rheophilic, avoiding very fast currents. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

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

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