Pseudophoxinus elizavetae

Pseudophoxinus elizavetae View in CoL View Figure

Common name. Sultan minnow.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Pseudophoxinus in Central Anatolia by: ○ 60–68+3 scales in lateral series / ○ lateral line incomplete with 33–60 perforated scales / ○ no keel between posterior end of pelvic base and anus / ○ pelvic origin clearly behind vertical of dorsal origin / ○ flank plain brown, grey or golden without prominent stripe / ○ upper lip projecting beyond tip of lower lip / ○ pelvic-axillary lobe absent / ○ eye diameter 13–20 % HL. Size up to 100 mm SL.

Distribution View Figure . Türkiye: Sultan marshes.

Habitat. Springs and spring-fed streams with clear water and dense vegetation. Also, in muddy irrigation channels.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. CR; Sultan marshes is threatened by desiccation. Zamantı Tunnel has been transferring water from Seyhan to the Sultan marshes since 2011. Since then, Capoeta damascina , Garra turcica , Squalius cappadocicus , and Oxynoemacheilus seyhanensis have invaded Sultan marshes. The impact of this invasion on native species is unknown.

Further reading. Bogutskaya et al. 2007 (description).