Pseudophoxinus maeandri

Common name. Apamean spring minnow.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Pseudophoxinus in Western Anatolia by: ○ 41–46+2–3 scales in lateral series / ○ lateral line incomplete with 19–27 perforated scales / ○ mouth terminal or slightly subterminal / ○ flank without or with indistinct, brown mid-lateral stripe. Size up to 57 mm SL.

Distribution . Türkiye: Lake Işıklı basin.

Habitat. Densely vegetated springs and lakes.

Biology. No data.

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

Further reading. Bogutskaya 1992 (revision); Freyhof & Özuluğ 2006 (description); Küçük et al. 2013 (distribution).