Alburnus battalgilae, a synonym of A. attalus (Teleostei: Leuciscidae)

Bayçelebi E., Turan D., Kaya C., Freyhof J.

ZOOTAXA, vol.4999, no.4, pp.389-396, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 4999 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.11646/zootaxa.4999.4.8
  • Journal Name: ZOOTAXA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.389-396
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Alburnus battalgilae Özuluğ & Freyhof, 2007 from the Gediz River drainage in western Anatolia is a junior synonym of

A. attalus Özuluğ & Freyhof, 2007, from the adjacent Bakır River drainage. We were unable to confirm the morphological

differences originally proposed. As both species have been described in the same publication, as First Reviewers, we

prioritise of A. attalus over A. battalgilae.