| Remarks |
Inhabits Ilõca and Kömürcüler streams fed with surface water and these drain into the Mediterranean Sea. The riparian vegetation of the 15- to 17-km-long stream includes emergent aquatic plants and other trees; with bottom covered with sand, gravel and partly mud. The Aksu River, on the other hand, is about 140 km long and begins from E?irdir and Kovada Lakes. The bottom of the Karaöz region of Aksu River is completely covered with gravel and sand, and its riparian vegetation also includes emergent aquatic plants. The species is only caught from the Ilõca and Kömürcüler streams and the Karaöz section of Aksu River, suggesting that the range of the species is very limited. Associated species found at the same localities (Aksu River) include Anguilla anguilla, Cyprinus carpio, Capoeta antalyensis, Vimba vimba, Clarias gariepinus, and Aphanius mento. On the other hand, species living in the Ilõca and Kömürcüler streams are A. anguilla, Capoeta angorae, Alburnus baliki, and Salaria fluviatilis (Ref. 58389). |