Pseudophoxinus mehmeti, Ekmekci, Atalay, Yogurtcuoglu, Turan & Kucuk, 2015

Pseudophoxinus mehmeti View in CoL View Figure

Common name. Alanköy spring minnow.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Pseudophoxinus in Western Anatolia by: ● mouth almost superior, lower lip usually projecting slightly beyond upper lip / ○ 48–60+2 scales in lateral series / ○ lateral line incomplete with 30–50 perforated scales / ○ 11–13½ scale rows between lateral line and dorsal origin / ○ flank usually with indistinct, brown mid-lateral stripe. Size up to 100 mm SL.

Distribution View Figure . Türkiye: Lake Çorak (Akgöl) basin.

Habitat View Figure . Springs and streams, also in a reservoir.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. CR; Alanköy reservoir has dried up, and the species is now restricted to springs and streams where it is under pressure from water extraction and stocking of Oncorhynchus mykiss .

Remarks. The diagnostic mouth shape of P. mehmeti has not been confirmed in its stream population and other distinguishing characters requires further revision.

Further reading. Ekmekçi et al. 2015 (description).