Description

This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: flank with elliptical pale brown blotches on the lateral line thata are sometimes fused to posterior saddles or plain brawn with mottled pattern; with longer dorsal and anal-fin bases; wider caudal peduncle; a complete lateral line; pores 3 central and 4 lateral in the supra-temporal canal; lower lip thick with a deep median interruption (Ref. 119504).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Nemacheilidae

Genus: Oxynoemacheilus

Species: Oxynoemacheilus elsae Eagderi, Jalili & Çiçek, 2018

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

This species is usually found in fast flowing parts of rivers with cobble substance. It is associated with the following species: Alburnus atropatenae, Barbus cyri, Carassius gibelio, Capoeta capoeta, Hemiculter leucisculus, Pseudorasbora parva, Rhinogobius similis, Rhodeus amarus, Romanogobio macropterus and Squalius turcicus (Ref. 119504).

Habitat

demersal