Tinca tinca ( Linnaeus, 1758 )

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 : 377

Tinca tinca ( Linnaeus, 1758) [N] ― Tench/Kadife balığı Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus tinca Linnaeus, 1758: 321 [European lakes; no types known].― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None.

Status in Türkiye. Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004); Geldiay and Balık (2007); Fricke et al. (2007); Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020). ― Turkish material: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: European Black Sea watersheds and translocated some reservoirs in Anatolia. ― Distribution in river basins: 1-Meriç-Ergene, 2-Marmara, 3-Susurluk, 4-Kuzey Ege, 5-Gediz, 6-Küçük Menderes, 7-Büyük Menderes, 8-Batı Akdeniz, 9- Antalya, 10- Burdur, 11-Akarçay, 12- Sakarya, 13-Batı Karadeniz, 14-Yeşilırmak, 15-Kızılırmak, 16- Konya. ― General distribution: Most of Europe and Caspian Sea basin; introduced elsewhere. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 423-Thrace, 429-Western Anatolia, 430-Northern Anatolia, 431-Central Anatolia, 432-Southern Anatolia. ― Habitat: This species inhabits typically shallow, densely vegetated lakes and backwaters. Often, overwinters are buried in mud. Spawns among dense vegetation in still water. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

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

Acheilognathidae Bleeker, 1863 (bitterlings)

Cyprinus amarus => Rhodeus amarus

Rhodeus amarus ( Bloch, 1782) [N] ― European bitterling/Acıbalık

Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus amarus Bloch, 1782: 52 , Pl. 8 (fig. 3) [Müggelsee (lake) near Köpenick, Berlin, Germany; syntypes: ZMB 3393 (3)]. ― Synonyms: Rhodeus genitalis Walecki 1863 ; Rhodeus lucinae Walecki 1863 . ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None.

Status in Türkiye. Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004) as Rhodeus sericeus amarus ; Geldiay and Balık (2007) as Rhodeus sericeus amarus ; Fricke et al. (2007); Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020). ― Turkish material: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Northwestern Anatolia. ― Distribution in river basins: 1-Meriç-Ergene, 2-Marmara, 3-Susurluk, 4-Kuzey Ege, 5-Gediz, 6-Küçük Menderes, 7-Büyük Menderes, 13- Batı Karadeniz. ― General distribution: Northern and eastern Europe, Türkiye. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 418-Dniester - Lower Danube, 423-Thrace, 429-Western Anatolia, 430-Northern Anatolia. ― Habitat: This species is mostly abundant in still or slow-flowing water with dense aquatic vegetation and a sand-silt bottom, such as lowland ponds, canals, slow-flowing rivers, backwaters, and oxbows, where mussels are present. Freshwater, brackish.

Economic importance. No commercial importance. Has potential to be used as aquarium fish.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: LC (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: COM. ― High sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― High priority for conservation action.

Rhodeus sericeus (Pallas, 1776) => not occurring in Türkiye (see Çiçek et al., 2020)

Gobionidae Bleeker, 1863 (freshwater gudgeons)

Gobio artvinicus Turan, Japoshvili, Aksu & Bektaş, 2016 [N] ― Gudgeon/Dere kayası

Taxonomy. Original description: Gobio artvinicus Turan, Japoshvili, Aksu & Bektaş, 2016: 6 , figs. 3b, 5 [Artvin Prov., Aralık Stream, a drainage of Çoruh River, Black Sea basin, Türkiye; holotype: FFR 2507 ]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None .

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Turan et al. (2016). Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Çiçek et al. (2016, 2018 a, 2020). ― Turkish material: FFR.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Choruck River and Kura-Aras basins. ― Distribution in river basins: 23-Çoruh, 24-Aras. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: Çoruh River basin (Black Sea tributary) and Aras River basin ( Türkiye). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 433-Western Transcaucasia, 434-Kura - South Caspian Drainages. ― Habitat: This species inhabits fast- to slow-flowing streams and rivers with sandy or gravel substrates. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: NE (2023). ― Threats: Unknown. ― Moderate sensitivity to human activities. ― Not considered a keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― Moderate priority for conservation action.