Alburnoides manyasensis

Common name. Manyas spirlin.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Alburnoides in Mediterranean, Marmara, and Black Sea basins by: ○ ventral keel scaleless up to half its length, rarely almost completely or completely covered by scales / ○ body depth at dorsal origin greater than head length / ○ horizontal eye diameter usually slightly to markedly larger than interorbital distance / ○ snout short, pointed / ○ mouth terminal / ○ tip of mouth cleft situated at a horizontal line with middle of pupil or slightly below / ○ 45−52+2−3 lateral-line scales / ○ caudal peduncle depth 11–12 % SL / ○ lateral line clearly distinct in both, anterior and posterior parts / ○ snout length about equal to interorbital distance / ○ 4 pharyngeal teeth in long row on right 5 th ceratobranchial / ○ 10−12½, usually 12½, branched anal rays / ○ 6−10, usually 8–10, gill rakers. Size up to 92 mm SL.

Distribution . Türkiye: Susurluk drainage.

Habitat. Streams and rivers with fast-flowing water, usually with cobble and gravel substrate. Also in lakes and reservoirs.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. LC.

Further reading. Turan et al. 2013a (description); Turan et al. 2017b (identification); Bektaş et al. 2019 (phylogeny); Canoğlu et al. 2023 (barcoding).