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Squalius semae,a new species of chub from the Euphrates River,Eastern Anatolia (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) |
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| Authors: | Davut Turan Maurice Kottelat Esra Bayçelebi |
| Affiliation: | 1. Recep Tayyip Erdo?an University, Faculty of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Rize, Turkeydvtturan@yahoo.com;3. Delémont, Switzerland and Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, Singapore;4. Recep Tayyip Erdo?an University, Faculty of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Rize, Turkey |
| Abstract: | In a study of the fishes of the Euphrates River (Persian Gulf basin) three species of Squalius belonging to the cephalus-group were found: The Tohma population was identified as S. seyhanensis and the Merzimen and Hilvan populations as S. berak. The comparison of 28 metric and 5 meristic parameters and morphological characters showed that the populations of the northern Euphrates River drainages are distinct and belong to a hitherto unnamed species. We describe it here as Squalius semae sp. n. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D195B69C-C6CB-4DEB-B85D-5B695F917CE5 |
| Keywords: | Turkey taxonomy freshwater fishes new species |