Acanthobrama thisbeae, Freyhof & Ozulug, 2014

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 281

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820140
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scientific name	Acanthobrama thisbeae
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Acanthobrama thisbeae View in CoL View Figure

Common name. Ceyhan bream.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Acanthobrama by: ○ pharyngeal teeth in one row / ○ 76−89 total lat- eral-line scales / ○ 8½ branched dorsal rays / ○ flank scales with crenulated posterior margin / ○ 14–16½ branched anal rays / ○ last unbranched dorsal ray slender and short / ○ length of last unbranched dorsal ray 62–75 % of body depth at dorsal origin. Size up to 174 mm SL.

Distribution View Figure . Türkiye: Ceyhan and Orontes drainages.

Habitat. Large lowland rivers and reservoirs.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. LC; not seen since 1997 in Orontes.

Further reading. Freyhof & Özuluğ 2014 (description).