Capoeta antalyensis ( Battalgil, 1944 )

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 : 368

Capoeta antalyensis ( Battalgil, 1944) [E] ― Antalya barb/Siraz balığı

Taxonomy. Original description: Varicorhinus antalyensis Battalgil, 1944: 132 , fig. 4 [Antalya, southwestern Türkiye; no types known]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None .

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Battalgil (1944). 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: South-western Anatolia. ― Distribution in river basins: 9- Antalya. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: Mediterranean tributaries around Antalya.― Distribution in ecoregions: 432-Southern Anatolia. ― Habitat: This species inhabits fast-flowing stretches of rivers and larger streams with gravel or rocky substrates, also known as reservoirs. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed but of no commercial importance.

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