Capoeta

Freyhof, Jörg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 135-136

Capoeta oguzelii

Common name. Ezine scraper.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Capoeta in Black Sea basin by: ○ lower jaw strongly arched, without cornified edge / ○ 7–10 gill rakers / ○ 7½ branched anal rays / ○ one pair of barbels / ○ last unbranched dorsal ray weakly ossified, its posterior edge of with 0–8 serrae / ○ 68–82 total lateral-line scales. Size up to 139 mm SL.

Distribution . Türkiye: Upper reaches of Ezine ( Kastamonu).

Habitat. Streams with moderate, slow-flowing water and a gravel, sandy or muddy bottom.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. CR; only a few small villages around type locality. Sudden pollution or desiccation may cause immediate extinction.

Further reading. Elp et al. 2018 (description); Kaya 2019 (distribution, conservation).

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Capoeta oguzelii

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