| Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Barbinae |
| 28 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Asia: River Büyük Menderes drainage in Turkey. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 41-43. Can be separated from all congeners in Anatolia and Europe by the position of the dorsal-fin origin conspicuously behind the pelvic-fin origin (vs. directly above or very slightly behind) and by possessing 43-46 total lateral line scales (vs. 50-90 in all others, except Luciobarbus lydianus and Luciobarbus graecus). Additional characters useful to identify this species include: 14-15, modally 15, gill rakers on the first gill arch; lips thin; lower lip with a swollen median pad margined by a shallow groove in some specimens; last simple ray of the dorsal fin well ossified, with moderate serrae along posterior edge (Ref. 77060).
Description: dorsal fin with 4 simple and 8 branched rays, anal fin with 3 simple and 5 branched rays; pectoral fin with 17-19 branched rays; and pelvic fin with 1 simple and 8 branched rays (Ref. 77060). |
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Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 18 March 2013 (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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