Oxynoemacheilus mesudae

Oxynoemacheilus mesudae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Oxynoemacheilus
Species:
O. mesudae
Binomial name
Oxynoemacheilus mesudae

Oxynoemacheilus mesudae, the Işıklı loach, is a species of stone loach from the genus Oxynoemacheilus. It is endemic to the Lake Işıklı basin in central Anatolia, Turkey where it is known from four springs.[1]

Oxynoemacheilus mesudae was first formally described in 2012 by the Turkish biologist Füsun Erk'Akan and is named in honour of Erk’akan’s mother, Mesude Kaynak.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Freyhof, J. (2014). "Oxynoemacheilus mesudae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19431749A19849927. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19431749A19849927.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oxynoemacheilus mesudae". FishBase. January 2017 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family NEMACHEILIDAE (a-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2021.