The first new cave fish species , Cobitis damlae Teleostei: Cobitidae from Turkey

Füsun Erkakan; Filiz Özdemir

The first new cave fish species , Cobitis damlae Teleostei: Cobitidae from Turkey

Year 2014, Volume: 42 Issue: 2, 275 - 279, 01.06.2014

Abstract

The first new cave loach, Cobitis damlae, is caught from the Dalaman river drainage which is flowing in to the karstic plain of Western Turkey. There are caves, Keloğlan and Aslanini I and II in Dodurgalar province, con- nected with Dalaman river drainage c.a. 30 km. north of the catchment area. The new species probably passed through the surface water because of a heavy rain a week before we caught it. Cobitis damlae differs from its congeners by its mouth structure, fin rays formula, body without pigment, vestigial eyes.

Keywords

Cobitis, Turkey, Cave fish, New species

References

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Türkiye’den ilk yeni mağara balığı, Cobitis damlae Teleostei: Cobitidae

Year 2014, Volume: 42 Issue: 2, 275 - 279, 01.06.2014

Füsun Erkakan Filiz Özdemir

Abstract

B u çalışmada, Türkiye’nin batısındaki karstik alanda akan Dalaman Çayı’ndan yakalanan dikenli taş balığı Cobitis damlae, Türkiye’nin ilk yeni mağara balığı olarak tanımlanmıştır. Yakalama alanının yaklaşık 30 km. kuzeyindeki Dodurgalar bölgesinde Aslanini I, Aslanini II ve Keloğlan mağara sistemleri bulunmaktadır. Bu yeni tür, yakalanmasından bir hafta önce bölgede meydana gelen yoğun yağmurdan dolayı yüzey sularına geçmiştir. Cobitis damlae, aynı cinsin diğer türlerinden ağız yapısı, yüzgeçlerindeki ışın sayıları, pigmentsiz oluşu, körelmiş kalıntı gözleri ile ayrılmaktadır

Keywords

Cobitis, Türkiye, Mağara balığı, Yeni tür

References

1. A.F. Bruun, E.W. Kaiser, Iranocypris typhlops n. g., n. sp., the first true cave fish from Asia. Danish Scientific Investigations in Iran, 4 (1944) 1.
2. A. Smith, The blind fishes of Persia. Nature, 271 (1978) 711.3.K. Banister, Blind cave fishes. Aqua Geõgraphia. 2 (1992) 65.
4. B.W. Coad, Freshwater Fishes of Iran. www.briancoad. com, 2008.
5. A. Mahjoorazad, B.W. Coad, A new cave fish locality for Iran. Electronic Journal of Ichthyology., 2 (2009) 30.
6. M. Bacescu, Contribution à la systématique du genre Cobitis. Description d’une espèce nouvelle, Cobitis calderoni, provenant de l’Espagne. Revue de Biologie, Académie de la République Populaire Roumaine, Bucarest v. 6 (núm. 4) [1961]: 435-448 [1-14], P l. 1., (1962).
7. F. Erkakan, F.G. Atalay-Ekmekçi, T.T. Nalbant, A review of the genus Cobitis in Turkey (Pisces: Ostariophysi: Cobitidae). Hidrobiologia 403 (1999) 13.
8. P.S. Economidis, T. Nalbant, A study of the loaches of the genera Cobitis and Sabanejewia (Pisces, Cobitidae) of Greece, with description of six new taxa. Trav. Mus Natl. Hist. Nat. ‘Grigore Antipa’ 36 (1996) 295.
9. F. Erkakan, F.G. Atalay-Ekmekci, T.T. Nalbant, Four new species and one new subspecies of the genus Cobitis (Pisces: Ostariophysi: Cobitidae) from Turkey. Turk. J. Zool., 22 (1998) 9.
10. Y. Barbier, P. Rasmont, Carto Fauna-Flora. Cartographie des données biologiques. Cartography of biological data. Version 1.2 et utilitaires. Version 1.2 and tools. Université de Mons-Hainaut, Mons, Belgium. 62 p. 1996.
11. Y. Barbier, P. Rasmont, Carto Fauna-Flora 2.0. Guide d‘utilisation. Universite de Mons-Hainaut, Mons, Belgium, 2000.

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Primary Language	English
Journal Section	Research Article
Authors	Füsun Erkakan This is me Filiz Özdemir This is me
Publication Date	June 1, 2014
Published in Issue	Year 2014 Volume: 42 Issue: 2

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APA	Erkakan, F., & Özdemir, F. (2014). The first new cave fish species , Cobitis damlae Teleostei: Cobitidae from Turkey. Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry, 42(2), 275-279.
AMA	Erkakan F, Özdemir F. The first new cave fish species , Cobitis damlae Teleostei: Cobitidae from Turkey. HJBC. June 2014;42(2):275-279.
Chicago	Erkakan, Füsun, and Filiz Özdemir. “The First New Cave Fish Species , Cobitis Damlae Teleostei: Cobitidae from Turkey”. Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry 42, no. 2 (June 2014): 275-79.
EndNote	Erkakan F, Özdemir F (June 1, 2014) The first new cave fish species , Cobitis damlae Teleostei: Cobitidae from Turkey. Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry 42 2 275–279.
IEEE	F. Erkakan and F. Özdemir, “The first new cave fish species , Cobitis damlae Teleostei: Cobitidae from Turkey”, HJBC, vol. 42, no. 2, pp. 275–279, 2014.
ISNAD	Erkakan, Füsun - Özdemir, Filiz. “The First New Cave Fish Species , Cobitis Damlae Teleostei: Cobitidae from Turkey”. Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry 42/2 (June 2014), 275-279.
JAMA	Erkakan F, Özdemir F. The first new cave fish species , Cobitis damlae Teleostei: Cobitidae from Turkey. HJBC. 2014;42:275–279.
MLA	Erkakan, Füsun and Filiz Özdemir. “The First New Cave Fish Species , Cobitis Damlae Teleostei: Cobitidae from Turkey”. Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry, vol. 42, no. 2, 2014, pp. 275-9.
Vancouver	Erkakan F, Özdemir F. The first new cave fish species , Cobitis damlae Teleostei: Cobitidae from Turkey. HJBC. 2014;42(2):275-9.