Squalius semae, a new species of chub from the Euphrates River, Eastern Anatolia (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)

TURAN D., Kottelat M., Baycelebi E.

ZOOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, cilt.63, sa.1, ss.33-42, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 63 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09397140.2017.1290761
  • Dergi Adı: ZOOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.33-42
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Turkey, taxonomy, freshwater fishes, new species, FISHES
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In a study of the fishes of the Euphrates River (Persian Gulf basin) three species of Squalius belonging to the cephalus-group were found: The Tohma population was identified as S. seyhanensis and the Merzimen and Hilvan populations as S. berak. The comparison of 28 metric and 5 meristic parameters and morphological characters showed that the populations of the northern Euphrates River drainages are distinct and belong to a hitherto unnamed species. We describe it here as Squalius semae sp. n.