Garra menderesensis

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Garra menderesensis (Küçük, Bayçelebi, Güçlü & Gülle, 2015)

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> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Garra: Name based on a vernacular Indian name (Hamilton, 1822:343, Ref. 1813); a fish living in mud (Ref. 128817);  menderesensis: Derived from the Büyük Menderes River. An adjective..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Subtropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Asia: Lake Işıklı, Büyük Menderes River in Turkey.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.4 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 115535)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 10-11; Raggi anali molli: 8. Hemigrammocapoeta menderesensis can be diagnosed from all its congeners in Anatolia by the following unique combination of characters (none unique to the species): mouth small, subterminal, horseshoe shaped, arched and without barbel; lips developed, lower lip with two lateral lobes and median pad; lateral lobe small and shorter than half width of median pad; lower and upper lips with numerous papillae; 6–17 lateral line scales (mean=10.1; SD=0.74) and 36–41 +1–2 scales in lateral series (mean=38.5; SD=0.45); gill rakers on outer side of first gill arch 15–17 (mean=16; SD= 0.24); caudal fin slightly forked, lobes slightly pointed; some flank scales with large black spots and numerous small black dots on each flank scale (Ref. 115535).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

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Küçük, F., E. Bayçelebi, S.S. Güçlü and İ. Gülle, 2015. Description of a new species of Hemigrammocapoeta (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Lake Işıklı, Turkey. Zootaxa 4052(3):359-365. (Ref. 115535)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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