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Pseudophoxinus fahrettini Freyhof & Özuluğ, 2010 Pisidian spring minnow |
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photo by
Güçlü, S.S. |
| Family: | Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Leuciscinae | |||
| Max. size: | 28 cm FL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Köprü River drainage in central Anatolia, Turkey. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal soft rays: 9-11. Differs from congeners in Anatolia and the northern Levant by the combination of the following characters: lateral line complete, reaching to caudal-fin base; 74-85 + 3-4 scales in lateral line; lateral line slanted upwards to lateral midline at vertical of posterior anal-fin base or anterior caudal peduncle; 12-14 short gill rakers; 8-10 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin origin; last simple dorsal-fin ray flexible; upper lip projecting beyond tip of lower lip; pelvic fins short, no reaching to anus, pelvic axillary lobe present; prominent epidermal black stripe from eye to caudal-fin base; head and snout pointed (Ref. 83422). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 18 March 2013 (B2ab(ii,iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||