Aksu goby
📖 Overview
Found in a stream with fresh-running water and bottom covered with rounded pebbles, at an altitude of 8 m above sea level and 1.2 km away from the sea. Syntopic species found with this species were Barbus tauricus, Capoeta banarescui, Chalcalburnus chalcoides, Leuciscus cephalus, and Neogobius fluviatilis .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 19; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 13. This species is characterized by the following features: nape completely covered with cycloid scales; width of head 1.5-1.6 depth; interorbit 0.3-0.5 eye diameter; angle of jaws ending below the pupil; snout 1.4-1.5 orbit of eye; upper lip 0.7-0.8 lateral preorbital area; length of pelvic 0.7-0.8 abdomen length; anterior membrane with lateral lobes 0.4-0.5 width of the rear edge; depth of caudal peduncle 0.5-0.7 own length; 2 suborbital transverse rows below row b; suborbital transverse rows 1, 2, and 3 begin more distant from orbit than row 4; D1 V-VI; D2 I/17-19; A I/13; P 19 . : fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Aksu goby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Aksu goby is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Aksu goby is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical; 40°N - , 38°E - known only from the Aksu stream, Turkey.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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