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A new species of nemacheilid fish, Oxynoemacheilus veyseli sp. n., is described from the upper Aras River drainage, Kars Province, Turkey. The species differs from its congeners in the Caspian Sea basin in the combination of the following characters: flank with a set of mid-lateral elongated, irregular-shaped dark brown blotches, sometimes fused, interrupted by lateral line; dorsum with three or four separated dark-brown roundish to elongated blotches predorsally and postdorsally; a deep and marked suborbital groove and many small unculi on rays of pectoral and dorsal-fin in male; small eye diameter (9.6-13.7 %HL); a short dorsal-fin base (10.1-13.3 %SL); 3-4 lateral and 3 central pores in supratemporal canal; deep body and caudal peduncle (17.3-19.4 and 10.2-11.4 %SL, respectively) and slightly emarginated caudal fin.
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Freshwater fish
Taxonomy
Morphology
Loach.
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ÇIÇEK, E., EAGDERI, S., & SUNGUR, S. (2018). Oxynoemacheilus veyseli, a new nemacheilid species from the upper Aras River drainage of Turkey (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Iranian Journal of Ichthyology, 5(3), 234–242. https://doi.org/10.22034/iji.v5i3.302
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Freyhof, J.; Erk’akan, F.; Özeren, C. & Perdices, A.J. 2011. An overview of the western Palaearctic loach genus Oxynoemacheilus (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 22: 301-312.
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Freyhof, J. & Geiger, M. 2017. Oxynoemacheilus zarzianus, a new loach from the Lesser Zab River drainage in Iraqi Kurdistan (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 4273(2): 258-270.
Freyhof, J.; Kaya, C. & Turan, D. 2017 Oxynoemacheilus kentritensis, a new species from the upper Tigris drainage in Turkey with remarks on O. frenatus (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 4258(6): 551-560.
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Kottelat, M. & Freyhof, J. 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat. 646 p.
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Mafakheri, P.; Eagderi, S. & Qadermarzi, A. 2016. Descriptive osteology of a newly described stone loach, Oxynoemacheilus chomanicus (Kamangar et al., 2014) (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae). International Journal of Zoology 2836518: 1-7.
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Prokofiev, A.M. 2010. Morphological classification of loaches (Nemacheilinae). Journal of Ichthyology 50: 827-913.
Prokofiev, A.M. 2009. Problems of the classification and phylogeny of Nemacheiline loaches of the group lacking the preethmoid I (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae: Nemacheilinae). Journal of Ichthyology 49(10): 874-898.
Sayyadzadeh, G.; Eagderi, S. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2016. A new loach of the genus Oxynoemacheilus from the Tigris River drainage and its phylogenetic relationships among the nemacheilid fishes (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) in the Middle East based on mtDNA COI sequences. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 3: 236-250.
Sayyadzadeh, G.; Esmaeili, H.R.; Eagderi, S.; Jouladeh Roudbar, A.; Masoudi, M. & Vatandoust, S. 2017. Redescription of Oxynoemacheilus longipinnis from the Persian Gulf basin (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zoology in the Middle East 63 (3): 228-238.
Sungur, S.; Jalili, P. & Eagderi, S. 2017. Oxynoemacheilus ciceki, new nemacheilid species (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae) from the Sultan Marsh, Kayseri Province, Turkey. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 4(4): 375-383
Wilkens, H. & Dohse, R. 1993. Die typen der Ichtyologischen Sammlung des Zoologischen Instituts und Zoologischen Museums der Universitat Hamburg (ZMH) Teil IV. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum Hamburg 90: 401-426.
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Coad, B.W. 2018. Freshwater Fishes of Iran. http://www.briancoad.com. Retrieved 28/8/2018.
Çiçek, E.; Sungur Birecikligil, S. & Fricke, R. 2015 Freshwater fishes of Turkey: a revised and updated annotated checklist. Biherian Biologist 9(2): 141-157.
Erkakan, F. & Kuru, M. 1986. A new Noemacheilinae loach subspecies from Turkey (Osteichthyes, Cobitidae). Doğa Turkısh Journal of Biology 10(1): 106-109.
Freyhof, J.; Erk’akan, F.; Özeren, C. & Perdices, A.J. 2011. An overview of the western Palaearctic loach genus Oxynoemacheilus (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 22: 301-312.
Freyhof, J.; Sayyadzadeh, G.; Esmaili, H.R. & Geiger, M. 2015. Review of the genus Paraschistura from Iran with description of six new species (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 26(1): 1-48.
Freyhof, J. & Geiger, M. 2017. Oxynoemacheilus zarzianus, a new loach from the Lesser Zab River drainage in Iraqi Kurdistan (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 4273(2): 258-270.
Freyhof, J.; Kaya, C. & Turan, D. 2017 Oxynoemacheilus kentritensis, a new species from the upper Tigris drainage in Turkey with remarks on O. frenatus (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 4258(6): 551-560.
Geiger, M.F.; Herder, F.; Monaghan, M.T.; Almada, V.; Barbieri, R.; Bariche, M.; Berrebi, P.; Bohlen, J.; Casal-Lopez, M.; Delmastro, G.B.; Denys, G.P.; Dettai, A.; Doadrio, I.; Kalogianni, E.; Kärst, H.; Kottelat, M.; Kovačić, M.; Laporte, M.; Lorenzoni, M.; Marčić, Z.; Özuluğ, M.; Perdices, A.; Perea, S.; Persat, H.; Porcelotti, S.; Puzzi, C.; Robalo, J.; Šanda, R.; Schneider, M.; Šlechtová, V.; Stoumboudi, M.; Walter, S. & Freyhof, J. 2014. Spatial heterogeneity in the Mediterranean Biodiversity Hotspot affects barcoding accuracy of its freshwater fishes. Molecular Ecology Resources 14: 1210-1221.
Kaya, C.; Turan, D. & Ünlü, E. 2016. The latest status and distribution of fishes in Upper Tigris river and two new records for Turkish freshwaters, Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 16: 545-562.
Kottelat, M. & Freyhof, J. 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat. 646 p.
Kottelat, M. 2012. Conspectus Cobitidum: An inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 26: 1-199.
Mafakheri, P.; Eagderi, S. & Qadermarzi, A. 2016. Descriptive osteology of a newly described stone loach, Oxynoemacheilus chomanicus (Kamangar et al., 2014) (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae). International Journal of Zoology 2836518: 1-7.
Nelson, J.S.; Grande, T.C. & Wilson, M.V. 2016. Fishes of the World. John Wiley and Sons.
Prokofiev, A.M. 2010. Morphological classification of loaches (Nemacheilinae). Journal of Ichthyology 50: 827-913.
Prokofiev, A.M. 2009. Problems of the classification and phylogeny of Nemacheiline loaches of the group lacking the preethmoid I (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae: Nemacheilinae). Journal of Ichthyology 49(10): 874-898.
Sayyadzadeh, G.; Eagderi, S. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2016. A new loach of the genus Oxynoemacheilus from the Tigris River drainage and its phylogenetic relationships among the nemacheilid fishes (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) in the Middle East based on mtDNA COI sequences. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 3: 236-250.
Sayyadzadeh, G.; Esmaeili, H.R.; Eagderi, S.; Jouladeh Roudbar, A.; Masoudi, M. & Vatandoust, S. 2017. Redescription of Oxynoemacheilus longipinnis from the Persian Gulf basin (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zoology in the Middle East 63 (3): 228-238.
Sungur, S.; Jalili, P. & Eagderi, S. 2017. Oxynoemacheilus ciceki, new nemacheilid species (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae) from the Sultan Marsh, Kayseri Province, Turkey. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 4(4): 375-383
Wilkens, H. & Dohse, R. 1993. Die typen der Ichtyologischen Sammlung des Zoologischen Instituts und Zoologischen Museums der Universitat Hamburg (ZMH) Teil IV. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum Hamburg 90: 401-426.
Çiçek, E.; Sungur Birecikligil, S. & Fricke, R. 2015 Freshwater fishes of Turkey: a revised and updated annotated checklist. Biherian Biologist 9(2): 141-157.
Erkakan, F. & Kuru, M. 1986. A new Noemacheilinae loach subspecies from Turkey (Osteichthyes, Cobitidae). Doğa Turkısh Journal of Biology 10(1): 106-109.
Freyhof, J.; Erk’akan, F.; Özeren, C. & Perdices, A.J. 2011. An overview of the western Palaearctic loach genus Oxynoemacheilus (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 22: 301-312.
Freyhof, J.; Sayyadzadeh, G.; Esmaili, H.R. & Geiger, M. 2015. Review of the genus Paraschistura from Iran with description of six new species (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 26(1): 1-48.
Freyhof, J. & Geiger, M. 2017. Oxynoemacheilus zarzianus, a new loach from the Lesser Zab River drainage in Iraqi Kurdistan (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 4273(2): 258-270.
Freyhof, J.; Kaya, C. & Turan, D. 2017 Oxynoemacheilus kentritensis, a new species from the upper Tigris drainage in Turkey with remarks on O. frenatus (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 4258(6): 551-560.
Geiger, M.F.; Herder, F.; Monaghan, M.T.; Almada, V.; Barbieri, R.; Bariche, M.; Berrebi, P.; Bohlen, J.; Casal-Lopez, M.; Delmastro, G.B.; Denys, G.P.; Dettai, A.; Doadrio, I.; Kalogianni, E.; Kärst, H.; Kottelat, M.; Kovačić, M.; Laporte, M.; Lorenzoni, M.; Marčić, Z.; Özuluğ, M.; Perdices, A.; Perea, S.; Persat, H.; Porcelotti, S.; Puzzi, C.; Robalo, J.; Šanda, R.; Schneider, M.; Šlechtová, V.; Stoumboudi, M.; Walter, S. & Freyhof, J. 2014. Spatial heterogeneity in the Mediterranean Biodiversity Hotspot affects barcoding accuracy of its freshwater fishes. Molecular Ecology Resources 14: 1210-1221.
Kaya, C.; Turan, D. & Ünlü, E. 2016. The latest status and distribution of fishes in Upper Tigris river and two new records for Turkish freshwaters, Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 16: 545-562.
Kottelat, M. & Freyhof, J. 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat. 646 p.
Kottelat, M. 2012. Conspectus Cobitidum: An inventory of the loaches of the world (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitoidei). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 26: 1-199.
Mafakheri, P.; Eagderi, S. & Qadermarzi, A. 2016. Descriptive osteology of a newly described stone loach, Oxynoemacheilus chomanicus (Kamangar et al., 2014) (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae). International Journal of Zoology 2836518: 1-7.
Nelson, J.S.; Grande, T.C. & Wilson, M.V. 2016. Fishes of the World. John Wiley and Sons.
Prokofiev, A.M. 2010. Morphological classification of loaches (Nemacheilinae). Journal of Ichthyology 50: 827-913.
Prokofiev, A.M. 2009. Problems of the classification and phylogeny of Nemacheiline loaches of the group lacking the preethmoid I (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae: Nemacheilinae). Journal of Ichthyology 49(10): 874-898.
Sayyadzadeh, G.; Eagderi, S. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2016. A new loach of the genus Oxynoemacheilus from the Tigris River drainage and its phylogenetic relationships among the nemacheilid fishes (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) in the Middle East based on mtDNA COI sequences. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 3: 236-250.
Sayyadzadeh, G.; Esmaeili, H.R.; Eagderi, S.; Jouladeh Roudbar, A.; Masoudi, M. & Vatandoust, S. 2017. Redescription of Oxynoemacheilus longipinnis from the Persian Gulf basin (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zoology in the Middle East 63 (3): 228-238.
Sungur, S.; Jalili, P. & Eagderi, S. 2017. Oxynoemacheilus ciceki, new nemacheilid species (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae) from the Sultan Marsh, Kayseri Province, Turkey. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 4(4): 375-383
Wilkens, H. & Dohse, R. 1993. Die typen der Ichtyologischen Sammlung des Zoologischen Instituts und Zoologischen Museums der Universitat Hamburg (ZMH) Teil IV. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum Hamburg 90: 401-426.