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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Seminemacheilus: Greek, semi = half + Greek, nema = filament + Greek, cheilos (Ref. 45335); dursunavsari: Named for Prof. Dr. Dursun Avsar (Cukurova University, Adana) for his supports as a supervisor.
Eponymy: Professor Dr Dursun Avşar is a Turkish biologist and marine ecologist who is head of the laboratory in the Faculty of Fishes at the Cukurova University in Adana where he has worked all of his career (1980–now). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Europe: Turkey.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 124013)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished by the following characters: flanks with irregular molted dark black blotches; base of dorsal-fin origin with a saddle-like spot; snout blunt; base of caudal with fused spots; dorsal face of head without spots and blotches or may have small spots, pale ventral part of body without colour pattern; caudal peduncle 5.5-7.1 %SL (Ref. 124013).
Inhabits small stream with sandy and clay bottoms covered by dense vegetation (Ref. 124013).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Çiçek, E., 2020. Seminemacheilus dursunavsari, a new nemachelid species (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from Turkey. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 7(1): 68-77 (Ref. 124013)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00347 - 0.01512), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-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).
