Oxynoemacheilus paucilepis (Erk'Akan, Nalbant & Özeren, 2007)
Mancilik dwarf loach
Çöpçü balığı,  Mancilik dwarf loach

Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  7 cm SL (male/unsexed); 6.6 cm SL (female)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Mancilik Stream in Sivas, Turkey.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 6-6
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 11 January 2013 (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from Mancilik Stream in Gürün, Sivas (Ref. 57968). Also Ref. 106151. nEurTurk.


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