Alburnus demiri Ozulug & Freyhof 2008
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Description
Alburnus demiri
Common name. Eastern Aegean bleak.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Alburnus in Central Anatolia, Aegean, Marmara, and Black Sea basins by: ○ 43–46+3 scales in lateral line / ○ 13–14½ branched anal rays / ○ 9 scale rows between lateral line and dorsal origin / ○ 18–21 gill rakers / ○ ventral keel exposed for 6–9 scales in front of anus / ○ caudal peduncle depth 10.5–11.1 % SL. Size up to 90 mm SL.
Distribution. Türkiye:Tahtalı and Küçük Menderes drainages.
Habitat. A wide range of moderately fast-flowing streams and rivers with gravel substrate. Reservoir populations migrate to tributaries to spawn.
Biology. Spawns May–June.
Conservation status. EN; appears to be declining within its very small range.
Further reading. Özuluğ & Freyhof 2008a (description); Mangit & Yerli 2018 (distribution).
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Ozulug & Freyhof
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Alburnus
- Species
- demiri
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Alburnus demiri Ozulug, 2008 sec. Freyhof, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Jouladeh-Roudbar & Kaya, 2025
References
- Ozulug, M. & J. Freyhof. 2008 a. Alburnus demiri, a new species of bleak from western Anatolia, Turkey (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 18: 307-312.
- Mangit, F. & S. Yerli. 2018. Systematic evaluation of the genus Alburnus (Cyprinidae) with description of a new species. Hydrobiologia 807: 297-312. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3405-y