title: A new species of Pseudophoxinus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Southwestern Anatolia, Turkey.
abstract: Pseudophoxinus mehmeti, new cyprinid species from the Alanköy basin in south-western Turkey, is distinguished from all species of Pseudophoxinus in adjacent regions by the combination of the following characters: body slender, its length 1.3-1.5 times its depth; caudal peduncle length 1.6-2.0 times its depth; mouth almost superior, with the tip of the mouth-cleft approximately level with the middle of the pupil; snout with a pointed tip, its length markedly greater than eye diameter; lateral line not complete, with 30-50 perforated scales and 48-60+2 scale rows in lateral series; 11½-13½ scale rows between lateral line and dorsal-fin origin, 3½-5½ scale rows between lateral line and anal-fin origin; dorsal-fin with 6½-7½ branched rays; anal-fin with 6½-7½ branched rays; a distinct black epidermal stripe from eye to caudal-fin base in preserved individuals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Hacettepe University, Beytepe Campus, 06800 Ankara, Turkey.; Email: fgekmekci@gmail.com.
authors.forename: F Güler
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Ekmekçi
authors.affiliation: Republic of Turkey Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, General Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Eskişehir Yolu 9. km Lodumlu, Ankara, Turkey.; Email: aatalay72@gmail.com.
authors.forename: M Altuğ
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Atalay
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Hacettepe University, Beytepe Campus, 06800 Ankara, Turkey.; Email: yokbaran@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Baran
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yoğurtçuoğlu
authors.affiliation: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Faculty of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 53100 Rize, Turkey.; Email: dvtturan@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Davut
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Turan
authors.affiliation: Süleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 32260 Isparta, Turkey.; Email: fkucuk59@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Fahrettin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Küçük
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity; D014421:Turkey