Seminemacheilus tubae

Common name. Beyşehir pond loach.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Seminemacheilus by: ○ caudal truncate / ○ no black or brown dots or blotches on belly / ○ flank pattern mottled, vermiculated or with large isolated blotches / ○ body scaleless / ○ posterior naris not reaching to anterior eye margin when folded backwards / ○ no central pore in supratemporal head canal / ○ 2–5, rarely 6, supraorbital head pores / ○ caudal–peduncle depth 1.1–1.3 times in its length / ○ head length 24–28 % SL / ○ eye diameter 14–17 % HL / ○ snout length 35–37 % HL / ○ prepelvic length 53–56 % SL. Size up to 66 mm SL.

Distribution . Türkiye: Lake Beyşehir basin and Göksu drainage (Mediterranean basin).

Habitat. Stream sections with stagnant or slow-flowing water and dense vegetation.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. EN; appears to be declining within its very small range.

Remarks. Seminemacheilus dursunavsari is a synonym. It was first published as a nomen nudum, which did not meet the criteria for a species description. The description was re-published, and now S. dursunavsari is an available name but published after the description of S. tubae, rendering it a synonym.

Further reading. Çiçek 2020 (description as S. dursunavsari); Yoğurtçuoğlu et al. 2020b (description).