Alburnus demiri, Eastern Aegean bleak

Alburnus demiri Özuluğ & Freyhof, 2008

Eastern Aegean bleak
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Leuciscinae
Etymology: Alburnus: From the city of Al Bura, where the fish was known (Ref. 45335); demiri: Named for Muzaffer Demir, for his great contributions to the knowledge of Turkish benthic invertebrates and marine fishes.
Eponymy: Dr Muzaffer Demir is a Turkish marine biologist who was a Professor at the University of Istanbul and Director of the Hydro-biological Station. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Özuluğ & Freyhof.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical

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Asia: Turkey.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 76902)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 16 - 18. Diagnosed from its congeners by the combination of the following characters: origin of anal fin below branched dorsal-fin ray 7-8; 13-14½ branched anal-fin rays; 18-21 gill rakers; 43-46+3 lateral line scales; ventral keel exposed for 6-9 scales in front of anus; head length 23-26% SL, 1.1-1.2 times in body depth at dorsal-fin origin; predorsal length 57-61% SL; caudal peduncle depth 11% SL, 1.6-1.9 times in its length; caudal peduncle length 18-20% SL; eye diameter 6.4-7.2% SL, 0.97-1.04 times in interorbital distance; body depth at dorsal-fin origin 26-28% SL: faint, dark lateral stripe on body; numerous small tubercles in nuptial males (Ref. 76902).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Özuluǧ, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007. Alburnus demiri, a new species of bleak from Western Anatolia, Turkey (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 18(4):307-312. (Ref. 76902)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Vulnerable (VU) (B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)); Date assessed: 28 January 2013

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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