Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus
| Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Oxynoemacheilus |
| Species: | O. anatolicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus | |
Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus, the Burdur loach, is a species of stone loach in the genus Oxynoemacheilus. It has been only recorded rom three spring fed streams which used to drain into Lake Burdur in south-western Anatolia, Turkey. Its habitat is streams with a slow current flowing through dense aquatic vegetation over a bed of sand, mud or gravel. It is still found in the three stereams and in one it is said to be abundant but it is still threatened by water abstraction, pollution and dam construction. In addition, waterbodies in the area it is found in are drying out because of climate change and unsustainable abstraction of water for human use.[1]
Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus is distinguished from its congeners by having a dorsal fin which has 5 spines and 7 branched rays, the pectoral fin with 8 branched rays, the length of the pectoral fin and a caudal fin with 18 branched rays, its body and head shape with the depth of the head, body and caudal peduncle being distinct. Its body colouration ois also different and it has very small irregular spots in rings in life.[2]
References
- 1 2 Freyhof, J. (2014). "Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19384476A19848952. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19384476A19848952.en. Downloaded on 31 December 2017.
- 1 2 Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus Erk'akan, Özeren & Nalbant, 2008 Burdur loach". Fishbase. Retrieved 31 December 2017.