Squalius anatolicus (Bogutskaya, 1997)
Beysehir dace
photo by Gülle, İ,

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Leuciscinae
Max. size:  21.94 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Beysehir Gölü and probably Aksehir Gölü in central Turkey.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 10-10; Vertebrae: 42-44. Total vertebrae 42-44 with a mode of 42; abdominal vertebrae 24 or 25 with a mode of 24; caudal vertebrae 18 or 19 with a mode of 18, most frequent vertebral formula 24+18; predorsal vertebrae 14 or 15 with a mode of 14 (Ref. 33550).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 March 2013 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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