Oxynoemacheilus mesudae
Oxynoemacheilus mersudae, the Isiki loach, is a species of stone loach from the genus Oxynoemacheilus. It is endemic to the Lake Isikli basin in central Anatolia, Turkey where it is known from four springs.[1][3]
| Oxynoemacheilus mesudae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Oxynoemacheilus |
| Species: | O. mesudae |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxynoemacheilus mesudae Erk'Akan[2] | |
The fish is named in honor of Erk’akan’s mother, Mesude Kaynak.[4]
References
- 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.
- Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Oxynoemacheilus mesudae Erk'akan, 2012 Isiki loach". Fishbase. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- Erk'akan, F. (2012): Two New Oxynoemacheilus (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) Species from Western Turkey. Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 7 (2): 97-101.
- 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. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
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