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Common names: Çöpçü balığı, Syrian loach
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Quwayq River watershed; Sünnep Creek, Kilis (Ref. 106151). Threatened due to habitat loss, eutrophication/pollution, construction of weirs/dams in rivers and water abstraction. Proposed for Annex II of the EU Habitats Directive, as a priority species (Ref. 58342). Status of threat: Critically endangered (Ref. 58342). "nEurTurk."
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Goren, M., 1974
National Database: CLOMFOT

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: More on author: Heckel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory. Subtropical; 17°C - 24°C (Ref. 2059)

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Asia: in the Damascus river and in the Jordan Dead Sea basin. All records from outside this area are misidentifications (Ref. 13609). New record from Turkey (Ref. 58342).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13609); common length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11028)

Occurs in very different biotopes, such as streams with fast or slow-moving currents, with stony or muddy beds, as well as with vegetation.

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Freyhof, J., F. Erk'akan, C. Özeren and A. Perdices, 2011. An overview of the western Palaearctic loach genus Oxynoemacheilus (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 22(4):301-312. (Ref. 92318)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Near Threatened (NT) ; Date assessed: 10 January 2013

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00741 (0.00445 - 0.01234), b=3.01 (2.87 - 3.15), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.7 ±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).

Oxynoemacheilus insignis (Heckel, 1843)