Oxynoemacheilus axylos Yoğurtçuoğlu, Kaya & Freyhof, 2022

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 : 343

Oxynoemacheilus axylos Yoğurtçuoğlu, Kaya & Freyhof, 2022 [E] ― Loach/Çöpçü balığı

Taxonomy. Original description: Oxynoemacheilus axylos Yoğurtçuoğlu, Kaya & Freyhof, 2022: 472 , figs. 14-16 [Spring at Baltali, 30 km east of Haymana, Konya Province, Türkiye, 39.2393°N, 32.7501°E; holotype: FFR 15616]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: Yoğurtçuoğlu et al. (2022: 472, figs. 14-16).

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Yoğurtçuoğlu et al. (2022). ― Turkish material: FFR.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Melendiz River. ― Distribution in river basins: 16- Konya. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: springs, streams and rivers in the endorheic Lake Tuz basin, Central Anatolia, Türkiye. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 431-Central Anatolia. ― Habitat: This species inhabits gravel-bottomed streams with moderately flowing currents. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

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