Seyhan dace
📖 Overview
Occurs in swift and cold flowing water with cobble and pebble bottom. Collected together with Capoeta angorae .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Can diagnosed from all congeners in Turkey and adjacent waters by the combination of the following non-unique characters: body with a contrasted reticulate pattern, made of densely-set pigments on the exposed scale pockets and a broad band of densely-set melanophores along the posterior margin of each scale; body depth 24.4-27.5 % SL; caudal peduncle depth 12.0-12.9 % SL; a sexually dimorphic head shape (mouth slightly subterminal in males, with a slight chin; terminal in females, with a distinct chin; snout slightly pointed in males, rounded in females; the corner of the mouth not reaching a vertical through the anterior margin of the eye; the upper lip thick, its anterior width approximately 1.6-2.4 times its width at the corner of the mouth; length of the mouth gape shorter than its width; head length 25.4-27.4 % SL, approximately 0.9-1.1 times body depth; anal fin fleshy; caudal fin slightly forked (length of middle rays 72-82 % length of lower lobe), lobes slightly rounded; 42-44 + 1-2 lateral line scales; anal and pelvic fins in life with orange pigments on rays .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Seyhan dace is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Seyhan dace.
🔍 Similar Species
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