Alburnus adanensis, Battalgazi, 1944

Alburnus adanensis View in CoL View Figure

Common name. Adana bleak.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Alburnus in Mediterranean basin by: ● 60–66 total lateral line scales / ○ 11–14 scale rows between lateral line and dorsal origin / ○ 5–6 scale rows between lateral line and anal origin / ○ 10–12½ branched anal rays. Only known individual 67 mm SL.

Distribution View Figure . Türkiye: Seyhan drainage.

Habitat. No data.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. Extinct; not found since the 1940s. Reasons for extinction unknown.

Remarks. Has been confused with A. kotschyi , which also occurs in Seyhan drainage, but both species are well differentiated. It can be distinguished from A. sellal , recently reported to be invasive in Ceyhan, by having 60–66 total lateral line scales (as opposed to the usual 66–86).

Further reading. Battalgazi 1944 (description); Freyhof et al. 2018a (re-validation).