Four new species and one new subspecies of the genus Cobitis(Pisces:Ostariophysi: Cobitidae) from Turkey

Authors

Füsun ERKAKAN
F. Güler ATALAY - EKMEKÇİ
Teodor T. NALBANT

DOI

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Abstract

On the basis of morphological characters such as the shape of the mouth, suborbital spines, lamina circularis subdorsal scales, pigmentation and fin ray formulas four new species ( kellei, fahireae, splendens and puncticulata) and one subspecies ( C. vardarensis kurui) of genus Cobitis from Turkey are described.

Keywords

Cobitidae, Cobitis, new species, Turkey.

First Page

9

Last Page

16

Recommended Citation

ERKAKAN, Füsun; EKMEKÇİ, F. Güler ATALAY -; and NALBANT, Teodor T. (1998) "Four new species and one new subspecies of the genus Cobitis(Pisces:Ostariophysi: Cobitidae) from Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 22: No. 1, Article 2. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol22/iss1/2