This is a picture of the newly discovered species, Alburnoides manyasensis
The newly described species Alburnoides manyasensis, belongs
the large carp family Cyprinidae that includes freshwater fishes such as
he carps, the minnows, and their relatives. This is the largest fish
family, and more notably the largest family of vertebrate animals, with
the remarkable numbers of over 2,400 species. Cyprinids are highly
important food fish because they make the largest part of biomass in
most water types except for fast-flowing rivers.
The genus Alburnoides is widely distributed in Turkey in
rivers and streams of basins of the Marmara, Black and Aegean seas,
being absent only from the Mediterranean Sea basin. It is distinguished
by small black spots located on each side of the fish, especially
prominent on the anterior of the body. The description was published in
the open access journal Zookeys. Alburnoides manyasensisis
is described from the Koca Stream drainage of Lake Manyas, Marmara Sea
basin in Anatolia and is currently only associated with this specific
locality. The name of the species is an adjective that is derived from
the name of Lake Manyas to which the new species is possibly endemic. The
new species inhabits clear fast running water with cobble and pebble
substrates. It is a comparatively small representative of the family
with maximum known body length of only 92 cm while the largest
representative of the family, the giant barb (Catlocarpio siamensis) can reach up to the astonishing 3 m in length.
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