The westernmost known population of Paracobitis (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae), with the description of a new species from the Euphrates River in southern Anatolia

• DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4838.4.6
• Publication Date: 2020-08-28T01:58:25Z
• Authors: CÜNEYT KAYA; DAVUT TURAN; GÖKHAN KALAYCI; ESRA BAYÇELEBİ; JÖRG FREYHOF
• Keywords: Teleostei

Paracobitis salihae, new species, from the Göksu River in western upper Euphrates drainage, is distinguished other species by possessing a truncate caudal-fin, and dark-brown vermiculate or marbled colour pattern. It also characterised 19 variable nucleotide substitutions, three diagnostic nucleotides 3.6% minimum K2P distance compared to geographically adjacent related P. zabgawraensis. salihae might be Critically Endangered threatened dam constructions.