Phoxinus abanticus

Phoxinus abanticus Turan, Bayçelebi, Özuluğ, Gaygusuz & Aksu, 2023

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Phoxininae
Etymology: Phoxinus: Greek, phoxinos = certain river fish (Ref. 45335); abanticus: Name abanticus from the type locality of the species, Abant Lake.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Temperate

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Asia: Türkiye.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.3 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: scales on the breast in males absent; lateral line scales 60-69; caudal peduncle depth 1.8-2.3 times its length; body depth at dorsal-fin origin 22%-25% SL, mean 23.6; colour pattern in spawning period in males; Z1 brownish with small irregularly shaped blackish spots; Z2 disappeared in the front of the body, slightly distinct in the posterior part of the body; Z3 distinct only in anterior part of body; and Z5 and belly with orange (Ref. 137684).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Turan, D., E. Bayçelebi, M. Özulug, Ö. Gaygusuz and I. Aksu, 2023. Phoxinus abanticus, a new species from the Lake Abant drainage in Türkiye (Teleostei: Leuciscidae). J Fish Biol. 102:1157-1167. (Ref. 137684)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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