Barbus xanthos, a new barbel from the Southern Aegean basin (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)
Journal of Fish Biology, vol.96, no.6, pp.1309-1319, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 96 Issue: 6
- Publication Date: 2020
- Doi Number: 10.1111/jfb.14259
- Journal Name: Journal of Fish Biology
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Animal Behavior Abstracts, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
- Page Numbers: pp.1309-1319
- Keywords: cytochrome oxidase I, freshwater fish, taxonomy, Turkey
- Isparta University of Applied Sciences Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Barbus xanthos, a new species, is described from the Eşen, Dalaman, Tersakan and Büyük Menderes rivers in south-western Anatolia. It differs from other Barbus species in the adjacent basins by having 53–60 lateral line scales, a weakly ossified last unbranched dorsal-fin ray (about 33–50%), numerous small irregular-shaped black or dark-brown spots smaller than scales, often forming large, black or dark-brown blotches on back and flank in juveniles and adults, and a straight or slightly convex posterior dorsal-fin margin. B. xanthos differs from its most closely related congener, B. pergamonensis, by nine nucleotide substitution sites in the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase I barcode region.