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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: ciceki: Named for Prof. Dr. Erdoğan Çiçek, for his valuable contribution to the knowledge of freshwater fishes of Turkey.
Eponymy: Dr Erdoğan Çiçek is a Turkish ichthyologist who became an assoiate professor (2010) and full professor (2015) in the Department of Biology at Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University, Turkey. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
Asai: Sultan Marsh, Kayseri Province, Turkey.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125966); max. published weight: 2.61 g (Ref. 125966)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 8. Oxynoemacheilus ciceki is distinguished from its congeners by the combination of the following characters: flank yellowish brown or pale gray with irregular spot; cheeks with numerous tiny spots; absence of scale; thinner caudal peduncle; complete lateral line; supra-temporal canal with 4 central and 4 lateral pores; lower lip thick with a deep median interruption and marked furrows and small median incision in upper lip (Ref. 118065).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Sungur, S., P. Jalili and S. Eagderi, 2017. Oxynoemacheilus ciceki, new nemacheilid species (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae) from the Sultan Marsh, Kayseri Province, Turkey. Iran. J. Ichthyol. 4(4):375-383. (Ref. 118065)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00692 (0.00385 - 0.01244), b=3.03 (2.88 - 3.18), 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).