Pseudophoxinus anatolicus (Hankó, 1925)
Anatolian minnow
Anatolian minnow,  Yag baligi,  Yağ balığı
Pseudophoxinus anatolicus
photo by YEĞEN, V./S. ÇETİNKAYA

Family:  Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Leuciscinae
Max. size:  24.4 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 417.5 g
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; brackish
Distribution:  Asia: Turkey
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 41-42
Biology:  Occurs in lakes. Is threatened due to the introduction of other species (Ref. 26100).
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 18 March 2013 (B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from Akgöl at Ereðli in central Anatolia (Ref. 78620). Also Ref. 106151. Threatened due to habitat loss, eutrophication/pollution, construction of weirs/dams in rivers, water abstraction and aquaculture/introduction (Ref. 58342). Also Ref. 6376, 12255, 26100. Status of threat: Critically Endangered (Ref. 58342). nEurTurk.


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