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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: mediterraneus: Named for the Mediterranean basin.
More on authors: Erk'Akan, Nalbant & Özeren.

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Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical

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Asia: Turkey.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125966); max. published weight: 3.39 g (Ref. 125966)

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This species is distinguished from other species of the O. angorae group by the following characters: with deeply emarginate caudal fin in which the shortest middle caudal-fin ray is 65-76% of the longest ray of the upper caudal-fin lobe (vs. moderately emarginate to almost truncate, 84-93 in O. anatolicus, 88-92 in O. angorae, 83-91 in O. eregliensis; 72-82 in O. O. germencicus, and 71-85 in O. isauricus); body depth slightly decreasing or almost uniform between the dorsal- and caudal-fin base, depth of caudal peduncle 85-92% of body depth at anterior-most dorsal fin base (vs. 68-79 in O. anatolicus, 70-83 in O. angorae and O. eregliensis, 72-82 in O. germencicus, 60-77 in O. isauricus), elongated blotches on flank being usually connected to the saddles on the back, meeting contralateral on flank (vs. usually disconnected), caudal peduncle depth 1.2-1.5 times in its length (vs. 1.5-1.8 in O. angorae and O. germencicus, 1.5-1.9 in O. eregliensis, 2.2-2.6 in O. isauricus); differs from O. anatolicus by having a narrower interorbital distance. 26-35% HL (vs. 33-40) and from O. angorae by lacking a depigmented stripe along the anterior part of the lateral line (vs. usually present) (Ref. 131061).

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Erk'akan, F., T.T. Nalbant and S.C. Özeren, 2007. Seven new species of Barbatula, three new species of Schistura and a new species of Seminemacheilus (Ostariophysi: Balitoridae: Nemacheilinae) from Turkey. J. Fish. Intl. 2(1):69-85. (Ref. 57968)

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

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 11 January 2013

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00759 (0.00428 - 0.01346), b=3.01 (2.86 - 3.16), 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).

Oxynoemacheilus mediterraneus (Erk'Akan, Nalbant & Özeren, 2007)