Gobio hettitorum

Common name. Taurus gudgeon.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Gobio in Anatolia by: ○ 44–46 total lateral-line scales / ○ chest completely scaled, scales extending forward to isthmus / ○ head length 24–27 % SL / ○ 10–14 scales between posterior extremity of pelvic base and anus / ○ interorbital distance approximately 1.6–1.8 times in eye diameter / ○ 8–10 scale rows between dorsal origin and lateral line / ○ caudal length 17–20 % SL / ○ anal length 15–17 % SL. Size up to 124 mm SL.

Distribution . Türkiye: Yeşildere, Deliçay, Gödet, and Ayrancı drainages (Karaman), and Ereğli marshes.

Habitat. Small streams with clear water and sand and gravel bottoms.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. VU; appears to be declining in its small range due to the desiccation of streams. Extirpated from Ereğli around 2010.

Further reading. Ladiges 1960 (description); Naseka et al. 2006 (identification).