| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Barbinae |
| Max. size: |
19.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Göksu drainage in southern Anatolia, Turkey. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 44-44. Distinguished from congeners in Turkey by the combination of the following characters: 60-68 total scales on lateral line; last simple dorsal-fin ray weak, slender, without serrae; one pair of barbels; body plain brown with few scattered small, indistinct black spots and blotches on body in some individual larger than 86 mm SL; 18-21 gill rakers on outer margin of first gill arch (Ref. 82790). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 03 February 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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