Main Ref. | Turan, D., F.G. Ekmekçi, A. Ilhan and S. Engin, 2008 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks | Males possess tubercles on snout during the spawning period. |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | fusiform / normal |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Can be distinguished from all congeners in Greece and Anatolia in having 45-48 total lateral line scales (vs. 50-90, except Luciobarbus kottelati and Luciobarbus graecus). Differs from Luciobarbus kottelati from western Anatolia in having the dorsal-fin origin directly above pelvic-fin origin or very slightly behind it (vs. conspicuously behind), and the caudal-fin lobes of equal length (vs. lower lobe longer than upper); and from Luciobarbus graecus from central Greece by the lips fleshy (vs. thin), with the lower lip conspicuously thicker than the upper lip (vs. only slightly thicker), the middle of the lower lip with a median fleshy pad with a shallow groove posteriorly (vs. without median fleshy pad), and a well-developed black spot on each scale pocket back and the level below of the pectorals and pelvics, but not present on the scales on belly (vs. absent or inconspicuous). Additional distinguishing characters include: 15-17 gill rakers on first gill arch; last unbranched dorsal-fin ray weakly ossified, with small serrae along posterior edge. Males possess tubercles on snout during the spawning period (Ref. 77060). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 45 - 47 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 8 - 8 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 6 - 6 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | |
Barbels | |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | 15 - 17 |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | no striking attributes |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes | forked |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total |
Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 17 - 19 | |
Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
Position abdominal before origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays |