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Common names: Splendid killifish
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the central Anatolian lake watersheds; Lake Gölçük, central Anatolia (Ref. 106151). Threatened due to habitat loss, eutrophication/pollution, construction of weirs/dams in rivers and water abstraction. Proposed for Annexes II and IV of the EU Habitats Directive, as a priority species (Ref. 58342). Reported to be only known from Lake Gölcük, and has not been found since the 1980s and is obviously extinct, following the stocking of the lake with alien fish species (Ref. 126233). Also Ref. 27139. Status of threat: Critically Endangered (Ref. 58342). "nEurTurk."
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fricke, R., M. Bilecenoglu and H.M. Sari, 2007
National Database: CLOMFOT

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Glänzender Anatolienkärfling, ... more

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Aphaniidae (Oriental killifishes)
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Issue
Junior synonym Aphanius saldae is a valid species according to Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu, 2020 (Ref. 126233:425). This species will be removed from this species.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory. Temperate; 16°C - 24°C (Ref. 12468)

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Asia: Central Turkey.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 111350); max. published weight: 2.06 g (Ref. 111350)

Not a seasonal killifish. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).

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Fricke, R., M. Bilecenoglu and H.M. Sari, 2007. Annotated checklist of fish and lamprey species (Gnathostoma and Petromyzontomorphi) of Turkey, including a Red List of threatened and declining species. Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk. Sea A (706):1-172. (Ref. 58342)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Extinct (EX) ; Date assessed: 12 March 2013

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Aquarium: commercial

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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=0.00851 (0.00504 - 0.01437), b=3.09 (2.95 - 3.23), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.9 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Anatolichthys splendens Kosswig & Sözer, 1945