Luciobarbus kottelati Turan, Ekmekçi, Ilhan & Engin, 2008

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 : 372-373

Luciobarbus kottelati Turan, Ekmekçi, Ilhan & Engin, 2008 [E] ― Menderes barbel/Bıyıklı balık

Taxonomy. Original description: Luciobarbus kottelati Turan, Ekmekçi, Ilhan & Engin, 2008: 40 , fig.3b, 5 [River

Büyük Menderes , Dandalas Stream, Karacasu, 90 kilometers south of Aydin, Aydin Province, Türkiye; holotype: IUSHM 27300-879 ]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: Turan et al. (2008: figs.3b, 5) .

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Turan et al. (2008). 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: Büyük Menderes River basin. ― Distribution in river basins: 4-Kuzey Ege, 5-Gediz, 6-Küçük Menderes, 7-Büyük Menderes. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: Büyük Menderes River (Aegean Sea tributary), Aydın Province ( Türkiye). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 429-Western Anatolia. ― Habitat: This species inhabits large- to medium-sized warm streams and rivers with moderate currents. 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.

Remarks: According to Khaefi et al. (2017) there are no genetic differences (K2P, 0.00%) between Luciobarbus kottelati and L. graecus . Most probably, L. kottelati is the synonym of Luciobarbus graecus (Steindachner, 1895) . Therefore, these situations should be clarified with detailed comparative studies.