Review of the ichthyofaunal changes in Lake Eğirdir between 1915 and 2007

Authors

FAHRETTİN KÜÇÜK
HASAN M. SARI
ORHAN DEMİR
İSKENDER GÜLLE

DOI

10.3906/zoo-0811-16

Abstract

The ichthyofaunal changes in Lake Eğirdir between 1915 and 2007 were reviewed. It was understood that the most drastic change in the ichthyofauna of Lake Eğirdir occurred in 1955 with the introduction of pike-perch (Sander lucioperca), and that the process of change continued with the addition of Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio) in 1996 and big scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri) in 2003. Today, there are 15 fish taxa (10 native, 5 non-native) in Lake Eğirdir. It was determined that, among the endemic species of Lake Eğirdir, Handlirsch^{'}s minnow (Pseudophoxinus handlirschi) is extinct (EX), Ereğli minnow (Hemigrammocapoeta kemali) disappeared, and Eğirdir minnow (Pseudophoxinus egridiri) and Eğirdir barb (Capoeta pestai) are critically endangered (CR).

Keywords

Lake Eğirdir, ichthyofauna, taxonomy, non-native species

First Page

277

Last Page

286

Recommended Citation

KÜÇÜK, FAHRETTİN; SARI, HASAN M.; DEMİR, ORHAN; and GÜLLE, İSKENDER (2009) "Review of the ichthyofaunal changes in Lake Eğirdir between 1915 and 2007," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 33: No. 3, Article 4. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-0811-16
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol33/iss3/4