Leucalburnus satunini (Berg, 1910)

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 346

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820389
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scientific name	Leucalburnus satunini
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Leucalburnus satunini View in CoL View Figure

Common name. Ardahan mountain dace.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Leuciscids in West Asia by: ○ scaleless keel in front of anus short, reaching about 50% of distance between vent and pelvic base / ○ body cylindrical, only slightly compressed / ○ 15–20 short, stout gill rakers / ○ 8½ branched anal rays / ○ 65–72 total lateral-line scales. Size up to 175 mm SL.

Distribution View Figure . Türkiye: Ardahan plateau in upper Kura drainage.

Habitat. Mountain streams with moderate fast-flowing water.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. LC; no known threats, but limited range.

Further reading. Berg 1949b (distribution, morphology); Kaya et al. 2020a (distribution).