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Oxynoemacheilus cemali Turan, Kaya, Kalayci, Bayçelebi & Aksu, 2019 |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 8.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Eurasia: Turkey. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished from its congeners occurring in the Black Sea basin (O. kosswigi, O. banarescui, O. samanticus, O. angorae) by the following characters: males with a suborbital groove; with an axillary lobe at the pelvic-fin base; no dorsal adipose crest on the caudal peduncle; with a slightly-forked caudal fin; and with 7-15 dark grey dorsal saddles, usually with 9-15 irregularly-shaped dark-grey bars on the flank posterior to the dorsal-fin origin or, rarely having a mottled pattern or 4-6 irregularly shaped dark-grey bars on the flank posterior to the dorsal-fin origin (Ref. 120213). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||