taxonID	type	description	language	source
E5587D7311AD5D9F87A365758904F94A.taxon	description	Figs 1, 2, 3, 4	en	Goren, Menachem, Feldstein-Farkash, Tamar (2025): A new Pseudophoxinus species (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Leuciscidae) from the upper Jordan River basin (Israel) with comments on the status of a few other congeneric species. ZooKeys 1249: 303-315, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1249.154110
E5587D7311AD5D9F87A365758904F94A.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. A species of Pseudophoxinus, characterized by 39 – 44 longitudinal scale series along the body, 13 – 17 pored lateral line scales, 20 – 23 predorsal scales, 4 – 5 gill rakers on the lower limb of the first gill arch (with 2 – 3 rudimentary rakers at the rear) and 30 – 32 vertebrae.	en	Goren, Menachem, Feldstein-Farkash, Tamar (2025): A new Pseudophoxinus species (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Leuciscidae) from the upper Jordan River basin (Israel) with comments on the status of a few other congeneric species. ZooKeys 1249: 303-315, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1249.154110
E5587D7311AD5D9F87A365758904F94A.taxon	description	Description. A small fish, rarely exceeding 9.0 cm in length (TL). The lateral line is incomplete and never extends to a vertical line from the anus. Fins: The front of the dorsal fin is behind a vertical line from the base of the pelvic fin; The front of the anal fin is behind the rear end of the dorsal-fin base. Dorsal fin with 7 – 9 segmented rays. Anal fin with 7 – 8 segmented rays. Pectoral fin with 13 – 14 segmented rays. Pelvic fins with 7 segmented rays (6 in a single examined specimen); Caudal fin Forked, with 20 – 24 segmented rays. The shortest caudal ray (mid-ray) is approximately half the length of the longest ray. Scales: The body is covered with cycloid scales, while the head is naked. Longitudinal scale series: 39 – 44; Transversal scale series: 13 – 15 (counted from the insertion of the dorsal fin backward); Predorsal scales: 20 – 23; Pored lateral line scales: 13 – 17; In some specimens, 2 – 3 unpored scales interrupt the curve of the pored lateral line scales. Vertebrae: The total number of vertebrae is 30 – 32 (with the first vertebra bearing a neural spine counted as the third vertebra). Dorsal fin originates above vertebrae 10 or 11, while the anal fin originates below vertebrae 19 to 21 (vertebral count data from Goren 1969). Pharyngeal teeth: 4 – 5. Gill rakers on lower limb: 4 – 5, the 2 – 3 rear are rudimentary. Nostrils: The posterior nostril is an oval pore located above the front of the eye. The anterior nostril has a short tubular pore (Fig. 3). Cephalic sensory system: The lateral line canal extends from the pored scales to the upper margin of the operculum, then curves around the lower margin of the eye to the snout. A branch of this canal is located on the back of the head, just in front of the predorsal scales. A second canal runs from the upper margin of the preoperculum to the lower jaw, extending slightly before the tip of the jaw (Figs 3, 4). Additionally, two pored canals run across the top of the head, extending from above the first nasal pore through the interorbital space to the back of the head. Meristic counts and body proportions of the holotype and paratypes are presented in Table 1. Additional data from non-type examined specimens are provided in the Suppl. material 3. Coloration (live specimen). The body is silvery-matte with a distinct dark band running along the mid- body, from the upper margin of the operculum to the middle of the caudal base, where it ends in a dark blotch. The fins are transparent with fine dark pigmentation.	en	Goren, Menachem, Feldstein-Farkash, Tamar (2025): A new Pseudophoxinus species (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Leuciscidae) from the upper Jordan River basin (Israel) with comments on the status of a few other congeneric species. ZooKeys 1249: 303-315, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1249.154110
