Alburnus magnificus Freyhof & Turan, 2019

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 : 392-393

Alburnus magnificus Freyhof & Turan, 2019 [N] ― Bleak/ Inci balığı

Taxonomy. Original description: Alburnus magnificus Freyhof & Turan, 2019: 374 , figs. 2-4 [Stream Afrin about 5 km east of Kocabeyli, Kilis Province, Türkiye, 36.806°N 36.982°E; holotype: FFR 998]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: Freyhof and Turan (2019: figs. 2-4).

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Freyhof and Turan (2019). Listed in previous checklist by Çiçek et al. (2018a, 2020). ― Turkish material: FFR.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Orontes River drainage. ― Distribution in river basins: 19-Asi. ― General distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Lower Orontes River drainage ( Türkiye and Syria). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 437-Orontes. ― Habitat: This species inhabits all kinds of lowland water bodies with standing or slowly flowing waters, such as larger streams, rivers, springs, marshes, reservoirs, and lakes. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed but of no commercial importance.

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

Remarks. The previous record of Alburnus qalilus (non- Krupp, 1992) from Türkiye refers to Alburnus magnificus , which was identified by Freyhof and Turan (2019) as the new species. Actually, there were no big genetic differences between A. magnificus and A. qalilus . Therefore, A. magnificus may be a synonym of A. qalilus . When serial genetic analysis of populations has been done, they are expected to be closely related, and only minor differences are envisaged.

Alburnus maxillaris => Alburnus sellal

Alburnus megacephalus => Alburnus sellal

Alburnus microlepis => Acanthobrama microlepis

Alburnus mossulensis => Alburnus sellal

Alburnus nasreddini => Alburnus escherichii

Alburnus nicaeensis Battalgil, 1941 [E] ― Iznik shemaya/ Inci balığı

Taxonomy. Original description: Alburnus (Chalcalburnus) chalcoides nicaeensis Battalgil, 1941: 179 [Lake Iznik, Anatolia, Türkiye; syntypes: whereabouts unknown]. ― Synonyms: None.― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None .

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Battalgil (1941). 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, 2018 a, 2020). ― Turkish material: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Lake İznik. ― Distribution in river basins: 2-Marmara. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: Marmara Sea region, Lake İznik, Bursa Province ( Türkiye). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 423-Thrace. ― Habitat: This species is a pelagic, lacustrine species that most likely spawned in lake tributaries. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: EX. ― IUCN: EX (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: COM. ― High sensitivity to human activities. ― Not considered a keystone species. ― Decline status: Decreasing. ― High priority for conservation action.