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Oxynoemacheilus atili Erk'akan, 2012 Lake Beysehir loach |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 8.3 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 5.1 g | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Eflatun pinari, Beysehir lake in Turkey. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Distinguished from all congeners in Turkey by its color pattern, shape of the body capsule of swim-bladder, scales present only on the posterior part of the body and embedded in the skin and some body ratios (Ref. 93108). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 25 January 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||