A new species of trout from the Köprüçay River, a drainage of Mediterranean Sea, Türkiye (Salmoniformes, Salmonidae)

KÜÇÜK F., KALAYCI G., GÜÇLÜ S. S., ORAL KABA M., TURAN D.

Zoosystematics and Evolution, vol.100, no.2, pp.391-403, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 100 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.3897/zse.100.121174
  • Journal Name: Zoosystematics and Evolution
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.391-403
  • Keywords: cytochrome b, freshwater fish, salmo, taxonomy
  • Isparta University of Applied Sciences Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Salmo ekmekciae, new species, is described from the Köprüçay River, a drainage of Mediterranean Sea. It is distinguished from Salmo species in adjacent water by having 9-10 parr marks on flank; 11-13 scale rows between end of base of adipose-fin and lateral line; 22-24 gill rakers on first gill arch; a shorter distance between adipose-fin and caudal-fin base; a slenderer caudal peduncle; and a slenderer body at adipose-fin origin. According to the Bayesian, and maximum likelihood analyses, Salmo ekmekciae cvt b gene resulted in coherent trees supported bv high bootstrap values.