Alburnus baliki

Common name. Antalya spotted bleak.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Alburnus in Mediterranean basin by: ● pelvic axillary scales absent / ● scales on back, flank, and belly reduced, often not overlapping, absent on belly in front of pelvic base / ● nuptial male bright yellow / ○ faint grey mottling on flank including only few scales in most individuals / ○ 11–13 gill rakers / ○ 12–14½ branched anal rays / ○ 47–61 total lateral line scales / ○ ventral keel fully exposed or covered by few scales on its anterior part / ○ no dark-brown mid-lateral stripe. Size up to 60 mm SL.

Distribution . Türkiye: Aksu east to Karpuz drainages.

Habitat. Slow-flowing sections of streams and rivers, often with submerged vegetation.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. VU; found in less than 10, mostly declining populations.

Further reading. Bogutskaya et al. 2000 (description).