Pseudophoxinus fahrettini Freyhof & Özuluğ, 2010
Pisidian spring minnow
Pseudophoxinus fahrettini
photo by Güçlü, S.S.

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Leuciscinae
Max. size:  28 cm FL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Köprü River drainage in central Anatolia, Turkey.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal soft rays: 9-11. Differs from congeners in Anatolia and the northern Levant by the combination of the following characters: lateral line complete, reaching to caudal-fin base; 74-85 + 3-4 scales in lateral line; lateral line slanted upwards to lateral midline at vertical of posterior anal-fin base or anterior caudal peduncle; 12-14 short gill rakers; 8-10 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin origin; last simple dorsal-fin ray flexible; upper lip projecting beyond tip of lower lip; pelvic fins short, no reaching to anus, pelvic axillary lobe present; prominent epidermal black stripe from eye to caudal-fin base; head and snout pointed (Ref. 83422).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 18 March 2013 (B2ab(ii,iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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