Alburnus selcuklui

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Leuciscidae
Subfamilia: Leuciscinae
Genus: Alburnus
Species: Alburnus selcuklui

Name

Alburnus selcuklui Elp et al., 2015

• Holotype: YYU-ZF 2008-14a.
• Paratypes: YYU-ZF 2006-01 (4), 2008-14 (9).

Type locality: Turkey: Tatvan province: a branch of Botan Stream, 38°21.289 N, 42°41.63 E.

Etymology: The species is named for The Great Selcuklu (Seljuk) Empire (1037–1194), originating from the branch of Oguz Turks, which controlled a vast area stretching from the Hindu Kush to eastern Anatolia and from Central Asia to the Persian Gulf.

References

• Elp, M., Şen, F. & Özuluğ, M., 2015: Alburnus selcuklui, A New Species of Cyprinid Fish From East Anatolia, Turkey (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 15: 181–186. DOI: 10.4194/1303-2712-v15_1_20