Pseudophoxinus handlirschi

Common name. Eğirdir minnow.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Pseudophoxinus in Central Anatolia by: ● lower lip projecting beyond tip of upper lip / ○ 76–98+3–4 scales in lateral series / ○ lateral line complete / ○ flank with brown mid-lateral stripe / ○ 15–17 long gill rakers / ○ body depth at dorsal origin 19–23 % SL / ○ pelvic origin clearly behind vertical of dorsal origin / ○ no keel between posterior end of pelvic base and anus. Size up to 104 mm SL.

Distribution . Lake Eğirdir .

Habitat. Lacustrine and pelagic.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. Extinct; disappeared after the introduction of non-native Sander lucioperca .

Further reading. Küçük et al. 2009b (extinction); Freyhof & Özuluğ 2010b (diagnosis).