Alburnus kotschyi Steindachner, 1863

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Sungur, Sevil, Fricke, Ronald & Seçer, Burak, 2023, Freshwater lampreys and fishes of Türkiye; an annotated checklist, 2023, Turkish Journal of Zoology 47 (6), pp. 324-468 : 391-392

Alburnus kotschyi Steindachner, 1863 [E] ― Arsuz bleak/Inci balığı

Taxonomy. Original description: Alburnus kotschyi Steindachner, 1863: 193 [Arsuz (Arsus), Hatay Province, Türkiye, Mediterranean watershed; neotype: IUSHM 37900-253 ]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None .

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Steindachner (1863). Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Fricke et al. (2007); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2018 a, 2020). ― Turkish material: IUSHM.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Seyhan and Ceyhan river basins. ― Distribution in river basins: 18-Seyhan, 20-Ceyhan. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: Mediterranean Sea tributaries, Hatay Province ( Türkiye). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 432-Southern Anatolia. ― Habitat: This species is a ubiquitous inhabitant of all kinds of streams, springs, and rivers. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: LC. ― IUCN: LC (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: ABS, CON, HAB. ― Moderate sensitivity to human activities. ― Not considered a keystone species. ― Decline status: Decreasing. ― Moderate priority for conservation action.