| Family: |
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) |
| Max. size: |
8.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Eurasia: Turkey. |
| Diagnosis: |
This species is distinguished from its congeners occurring in the Black Sea basin (O. kosswigi, O. banarescui, O. samanticus, O. angorae) by the following characters: males with a suborbital groove; with an axillary lobe at the pelvic-fin base; no dorsal adipose crest on the caudal peduncle; with a slightly-forked caudal fin; and with 7-15 dark grey dorsal saddles, usually with 9-15 irregularly-shaped dark-grey bars on the flank posterior to the dorsal-fin origin or, rarely having a mottled pattern or 4-6 irregularly shaped dark-grey bars on the flank posterior to the dorsal-fin origin (Ref. 120213). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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