Alburnoides turani Kaya, 2020

Description


Vertebrae: 41 - 42. This species is distinguished by the following characters: ventral keel naked or covered with 1-3 scales between the posterior pelvic-fin base and the anus; interorbital distance wider than the eye diameter and snout length; total lateral-line scales 48-55; scale rows between anal fin origin and lateral line 5-6; branched anal-fin rays 13½-14½; total vertebrae 41-42 (Ref. 124016).

Common Names


No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Leuciscidae

Genus: Alburnoides

Species: Alburnoides turani Kaya, 2020

Climate Zone


  • Subtropical
  • Location


  • Asia: Turkey (Filyos River drainage, tributary of south-western Black Sea basin).
  • Biology


    The species was collected from fast-flowing clear waters with cobble and pebble substrates (Ref. 124016).

    Habitat


    benthopelagic