TABLE 2. K2P genetic distances (%) between different species of freshwater fishes native to the Orontes and Queiq, or if not available from Ceyhan, Queiq, from Euphrates and/or Tigris.
Orontes, Ceyhan Euphrates, Queiq, Tigris Min K2P%
Pseudophoxinus zeregi (Orontes) Pseudophoxinus zeregi (Queiq) 0.00
Capoeta barroisi (Orontes) Capoeta trutta (Euphrates) 0.40
Capoeta damascina (Orontes) Capoeta damascina (Euphrates & Queiq & Tigris) 0.40
Chondrostoma kinzelbachi (Orontes) Chondrostoma regium (Euphrates) 1.00
Luciobarbus pectoralis (Orontes) Luciobarbus schejch (Euphrates) 1.21
Garra orontesi (Orontes) Garra rufa (Euphrates) 1.82
Carasobarbus chantrei (Orontes) Carasobarbus luteus (Tigris) 1.83
Acanthobrama orontis (Ceyhan) Acanthobrama marmid (Tigris) 2.63
Oxynoemacheilus shehabi (Orontes) Oxynoemacheilus euphraticus (Euphrates) 2.87
Squalius kottelati (Orontes) Squalius lepidus (Tigris) 3.29
Alburnus orontis (Orontes) Alburnus caeruleus (Queiq) 4.12
Garra variabilis (Orontes) Garra variabilis (Euphrates) 4.37
Cobitis anabelae (Orontes) Cobitis elazigensis (Euphrates) 6.59
Alburnus magnificus (Orontes) Alburnus sellal (Euphrates) 7.05
Mystus misrai (Orontes) Mystus pelusius (Tigris) 7.28