Pseudophoxinus mehmeti

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: Pseudophoxinus
Species: Pseudophoxinus mehmeti

Name

Pseudophoxinus mehmeti Ekmekçi et al., 2015

• Holotype: FFR 03274.
• Paratypes: FFR 03275 (30).

Type locality: Turkey: Burdur Prov.: Yeşilova District: Alanköy reservoir, 54 km southwest from Burdur, 37°40'58"N 29°50'46"E.

Etymology: in honour of Mehmet Ekmekçi who contributed to studies of the authors in hydrological description and characterisation, and interpretations of drainage networks and watersheds, in addition to his full support as the husband of the first author.

References

• Ekmekçi, F.G., Atalay, M.A., Yoğurtçuoğlu, B., Turan, D. & Küçük, F. 2015. A new species of Pseudophoxinus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Southwestern Anatolia, Turkey. Zootaxa 4033(1): 117–128. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4033.1.6. Preview (PDF) Reference page.