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Oxynoemacheilus angorae (Steindachner, 1897)

Angora loach
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
More on author: Steindachner.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.0 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 15; depth range 0 - ? m. Subtropical; 14°C - 22°C (Ref. 2059)

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Asia: Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. Also found in Iran (Ref. 39702).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125966); max. published weight: 5.89 g (Ref. 125966)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

This species is distinguished from O. anatolicus and all other species of the O. angorae group by the following: with a series of dark-brown midlateral blotches usually fused into a wide, irregular shaped midlateral stripe, rarely a mottled pattern (vs. a mottled or marbled pattern or a series of midlateral blotches or short bars not forming a stripe), and with a depigmented stripe along the anterior part of the lateral line (vs. absent or very poorly expressed); differs further from O. anatolicus by having pre-dorsal back with a mottled or marbled pattern, rarely with distinct saddles (vs. pre-dorsal back usually with 3-4 large saddles, wider than interspace), and caudal peduncle depth 1.5-1.8 times in its length (vs. 1.3-1.6) (Ref. 131061).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Prokofiev, A.M., 2009. Problems of the classification and phylogeny of nemacheiline loaches of the group lacking the preethmoid I (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae: Nemacheilinae). J. Ichthyol. 49(10):874-898. (Ref. 84254)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 January 2013

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00794 (0.00525 - 0.01202), b=3.01 (2.89 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.8   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).