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Corresponding author: Esra Bayçelebi ( doganeesra@gmail.com ) Academic editor: Nicolas Hubert
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Bayçelebi E (2020) Distribution and diversity of fish from Seyhan, Ceyhan and Orontes river systems. Zoosystematics and Evolution 96(2): 747-767. https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.55837
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In this study, the current ichthyofauna of the Seyhan, Ceyhan and Orontes River drainages were presented and actual taxonomic positions of the species were assessed. Sixty-seven species belonging to 32 genera and 17 families of fishes were reported from these river drainages in Turkey and Syria. Acanthobrama centisquama and Tinca tinca could not be observed in the study area and Alburnus sellal and Esox lucius are recorded for the first time respectively in the Lake Gölbaşı (connected to the Ceyhan River) and Seyhan River.
Freshwater fish, ichthyology, Syria, taxonomy, Turkey
The Orontes, Seyhan and Ceyhan rivers are some of the largest rivers in the northern Mediterranean Sea. The Seyhan and Ceyhan rivers form Turkey’s largest delta plain, the Çukurova. These three river basins are host to many endemic species. Three of them can only be found in the Seyhan, seven of them only in the Ceyhan, and ten of them only in the Orontes. Their contribution to biodiversity is, without doubt, considerable. Several studies have been conducted on the distribution or/and taxonomy of fish species inhabited in the Seyhan, Ceyhan and Orontes rivers.
Taxonomic problems have continued to increase while different researchers have conducted faunistic studies related to these rivers (e.g. identifies incorrectly or misrecords the species, see Table
The Ceyhan River originates from Pınarbaşı Village (Kahramanmaraş prov.). It forms a wide delta in Çukurova and pours into the Gulf of İskenderun in the Mediterranean Sea. Its main tributaries are the Söğütlü, Hurman, Göksun, Mağra Gözü, Fırnız, Tekir, Körsulu and Aksu streams. The Seyhan River has two important tributaries: the long one is the stream Zamantı, which originates from Uzun plateau (Kayseri prov.). This water flows in the direction of the stretch of the Middle Taurus Mountains (Tahtalı Mountains), merges with the Göksu that is the second tributary of the Seyhan, and pours from Adana into the Mediterranean Sea. The Orontes is a transboundary river, which originates from the eastern part of the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon, then through into Syria and flows into the Mediterranean Sea near Samandağ, Turkey.
All the materials collected from the Seyhan and Ceyhan were gathered in Turkey, while the Orontes materials were collected from Syria and Turkey. The fish were caught from 82 sampling sites by using Samus 1000 pulsed DC electro-fishing equipment, cast net and gill net (Figs
Abbreviations:
FFR Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Zoology Museum of the Faculty of Fisheries, Rize.
FSJF Fischsammlung J. Freyhof, Berlin.
With this study, 18 species belonging to the family Leuciscidae were listed, followed by Cyprinidae with 12 species, Salmonidae with 5 species, Cobitidae and Aphanidae with 5 species, Cichlidae with 2 species, Mugilidae with 2 and Anguillidae, Blenniidae, Poeciliidae, Atherinidae, Esocidae, Clariidae, Bagridae and Siluridae with 1 species. The highest species diversity among these three river systems was observed in the Orontes (32 species), followed by Seyhan (29 species) and Ceyhan (27 species). According to data presented in this study, Capoeta damascina, Luciobarbus pectoralis, Squalius kottelati and Atherina boyeri are the species that are present in all three rivers.
No | Sampling Site | Coordinates | Geographic information | Observed Species |
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Orontes River | ||||
1 | Lake Balık | 36.5081, 36.4948 | Turkey, Hatay prov.: Lake Balık at Kırıkhan | Anguilla anguilla, Capoeta barroisi, Carasobarbus chantrei, Luciobarbus pectoralis, Chondrostoma kinzelbachi, Pseudophoxinus libani, Mystus pelusius, Planiliza abu, Coptodon zillii |
2 | Stream Söğütlüöz | 36.6117, 36.4404 | Turkey, Hatay prov.: stream Söğütlüöz at Kırıkhan | Anguilla anguilla, Carasobarbus chantrei, Luciobarbus pectoralis, Alburnus orontis, Squalius kottelati, Oxynoemacheilus hamwii, Oxynoemacheilus namiri |
3 | Orontes River-I | 36.0974, 36.0785 | Turkey, Hatay prov.: Orontes River-I at Sinanlı | Anguilla anguilla, Capoeta damascina, Carasobarbus chantrei, Carassius gibelio, Garra caudomaculata, Garra sp., Luciobarbus pectoralis, Alburnus orontis, Chondrostoma kinzelbachi, Pseudophoxinus zeregi, Pseudophoxinus libani, Squalius kottelati, Cobitis anabelae, Gambusia holbrooki, Paraphanius orontis |
4 | Stream Afrin-I | 36.8061, 36.9821 | Turkey, Kilis prov.: stream Afrin-I 15 km northwest of Kilis 36.8061 36.9821. | Capoeta barroisi, Luciobarbus pectoralis, Alburnus magnificus, Oxynoemacheilus hamwii, Planiliza abu |
5 | Stream Afrin-II | 36.8133, 36.9837 | Turkey, Kilis prov.: stream Afrin-II about 16 km west of Kilis | Capoeta damascina, Acanthobrama thisbeae, Alburnus magnificus, Oxynoemacheilus hamwii, Oxynoemacheilus namiri |
6 | Stream Afrin-III | 36.3080, 36.5350 | Turkey, Hatay prov.: stream Afrin-III at northeastern Reyhanlı | Alburnus orontis, Cobitis anabelae, Clarias gariepinus, Oxynoemacheilus namiri, Gambusia holbrooki, Planiliza abu |
7 | Stream Bedirge | 36.3710, 36.1938 | Hatay prov.: stream Afrin-III at northeastern Reyhanlı | Alburnus magnificus, Oxynoemacheilus hamwii, Oxynoemacheilus namiri |
8 | Stream Karasu-I | 37.0306, 36.7064 | Turkey, Gaziantep prov.: stream Karasu-I at İslahiye (upper Tahtaköprü Dam) | Anguilla anguilla, Carasobarbus chantrei, Carassius gibelio, Garra caudomaculata, Garra sp., Alburnus orontis, Chondrostoma kinzelbachi, Cobitis anabelae, Clarias gariepinus, Atherina boyeri |
9 | Stream Karasu-II | 36.8520, 36.6861, | Turkey, Gaziantep prov.: stream Karasu-II at İslahiye (below Tahtaköprü Dam) | Capoeta barroisi, Capoeta damascina, Carasobarbus chantrei, Carassius gibelio, Cyprinus carpio, Garra caudomaculata, Garra sp., Luciobarbus pectoralis, Pseudophoxinus turani, Squalius kottelati, Oxynoemacheilus hamwii, Atherina boyeri, Gambusia holbrooki |
10 | Stream Karasu-III | 36.9864, 36.7046 | Turkey, Gaziantep prov.: stream Karasu-III at İslahiye | Alburnus orontis, Pseudophoxinus turani, Squalius kottelati |
11 | Stream Karasu-IV | 36.4653, 36.3803 | Turkey, Hatay prov.: stream Karasu-IV about 4 km south of Kırıkhan | Garra sp., Alburnus orontis, Cobitis anabelae, Oxynoemacheilus namiri, Planiliza abu |
12 | Tahtaköprü Dam | 36.8743, 36.6923 | Turkey, Gaziantep prov.: the lower part of Tahtaköprü Dam Lake at İslahiye | Chondrostoma kinzelbachi, Squalius kottelati |
13 | Stream Büyükara | 36.1355, 36.0422, | Turkey, Hatay prov.: stream Büyükkara at Karaçay | Capoeta damascina, Garra sp., Alburnus magnificus, Pseudophoxinus zeregi, Oxynoemacheilus namiri, Gambusia holbrooki |
14 | Stream İncesu | 36.7932, 36.5137 | Turkey, Hatay prov.: stream İncesu at Hassa | Capoeta damascina, Pseudophoxinus turani |
15 | Stream Hanne | 36.2072, 36.1236 | Turkey, Hatay prov.: stream Hanne 3 km west of Antakya | Anguilla anguilla, Pseudophoxinus zeregi, Oxynoemacheilus namiri, Clarias gariepinus |
16 | Stream Serinyol | 36.3655, 36.2138 | Turkey, Hatay prov.: stream Serinyol at Serinyol | Capoeta damascina, Garra sp., Gambusia holbrooki |
17 | Stream Yıldırım | 36.3662, 36.1811 | Turkey, Hatay prov.: stream Yıldırım at Serinyol | Capoeta damascina, Alburnus magnificus, Garra sp., Oxynoemacheilus hamwii, Clarias gariepinus, Coptodon zillii, Chelon sp. |
18 | Lake Qattinah-I | 34.6619, 36.6183 | Syria, Lake Qattinah-I southeast of Homs | Capoeta barroisi, Capoeta damascina, Carasobarbus chantrei, Garra sp., Luciobarbus pectoralis, Oxynoemacheilus namiri |
19 | Lake Qattinah-II | 34.5939, 36.5336 | Syria, Lake Qattinah-II at Al Gassaneyah | Pseudophoxinus libani, Paraphanius mento |
20 | Orontes River-II | 35.2717, 36.5628 | Syria, Orontes River-II at Shayzar | Garra caudomaculata, Garra variabilis, Pseudophoxinus libani, Oxynoemacheilus namiri, Paraphanius mento |
21 | Orontes River-III | 35.9444, 36.4025 | Syria, Orontes River-III at north of Ain al Zarqa | Carasobarbus chantrei, Garra caudomaculata, Garra sp., Alburnus orontis, Pseudophoxinus libani, Cobitis anabelae, Oxynoemacheilus namiri |
22 | Orontes River-IV | 35.9508, 36.3958 | Syria, River Orontes-IV at Mashr’a al Bouz | Garra caudomaculata, Garra sp., Alburnus orontis, Pseudophoxinus libani, Oxynoemacheilus namiri, Paraphanius mento |
23 | Orontes River-V | 34.0764, 36.8431 | Syria, Orontes River-V at Jinan | Garra sp. |
24 | Orontes River-VI | 34.5086, 36.5389 | Syria, Orontes River-VI at Jinan | Alburnus orontis, Pseudophoxinus libani, Oxynoemacheilus namiri |
25 | Orontes River-VII | 34.9333, 36.7333 | Syria, Orontes River-VII at roadside north of Homs (fish market) | Leuciscus vorax |
26 | Stream Al Dawwar | 35.4697, 36.2531 | 2713 Syria, stream Al Dawwar South of Haydariyeh | Oxynoemacheilus namiri |
27 | Nahr‘Ifrin River | 36.6172, 36.8608 | Syria, Nahr‘Ifrin River below reservoir north of Afrin | Pseudophoxinus zeregi, Oxynoemacheilus namiri |
28 | Spring Al Fawwar | 35.5333, 36.2528 | Syria, spring Al Fawwar north of Mashta Bayth Darwish | Garra caudomaculata, Pseudophoxinus libani |
29 | Lake Shadha | 35.5253, 36.2536 | Syria, Lake Shadha | Garra caudomaculata, Garra sp., Oxynoemacheilus namiri, Planiliza abu |
30 | Stream Nahr al-Barid | 35.3022, 36.3453 | Syria, stream Nahr al Barid at Nahr al Barid | Garra caudomaculata, Garra variabilis, Alburnus orontis, Pseudophoxinus libani, Pseudophoxinus zeregi, Cobitis levantina, Oxynoemacheilus namiri, Paraphanius orontis |
31 | Spring south of Qala’at | 35.3303, 36.3106 | Syria, spring south of Qala’at al Jarras | Garra caudomaculata, Carasobarbus chantrei, Garra sp., Garra. variabilis, Pseudophoxinus libani, Paraphanius mento, Sarotherodon galilaeus, Tristramella simonis |
Seyhan River | ||||
32 | Stream Ecemiş | 37.8767, 34.9254 | Turkey, Niğde prov.: stream Ecemiş at Çamardı | Salmo labecula |
33 | Stream Üçürgesuyu-I | 37.2611, 35.0671 | Turkey, Adana prov.: stream Üçürgesuyu-I at Karaisali | Capoeta damascina, Capoeta erhani, Garra culiciphaga, Garra turcica, Luciobarbus pectoralis, Chondrostoma ceyhanensis, Squalius adanaensis, Cobitis aliyeae, Oxynoemacheilus cilicicus, Salaria fluviatilis |
34 | Stream Üçürgesuyu-II | 37.1385, 35.1422 | Turkey, Adana prov.: stream Üçürgesuyu-II at Karaisali | Luciobarbus pectoralis, Squalius adanaensis |
35 | Stream Üçürgesuyu-III | 37.2750, 35.0610 | Turkey, Adana prov.: stream Üçürgesuyu-III at western Çakallı | Alburnus kotschyi, Squalius adanaensis |
36 | Stream Üçürgesuyu-IV | 37.1390, 35.1423 | Turkey, Adana prov.: stream Üçürgesuyu-IV the lower part of Ecemiş stream east of Salbaş | Squalius adanaensis, Oxynoemacheilus cilicicus |
37 | Stream Üçürgesuyu-V | 37.1890, 35.1010 | Turkey, Adana prov.: stream Üçürge-V at Çakallı | Oxynoemacheilus seyhanicola |
38 | Stream Eğlence | 37.3050, 35.2201 | Turkey, Adana prov.: stream Eğlence 1 km northeast of Eğlence | Oxynoemacheilus cilicicus, Garra turcica, Oxynoemacheilus seyhanicola, Salaria fluviatilis, Luciobarbus pectoralis |
39 | Stream Çakıtsuyu-I | 37.1032, 35.1094 | Turkey, Adana prov.: stream Çakıtsuyu-I at Salbaş | Capoeta damascina, Capoeta erhani, Chondrostoma ceyhanensis, Oxynoemacheilus seyhanicola, Salaria fluviatilis |
40 | Stream Çakıtsuyu-II | 37.0961, 35.1170 | Turkey, Adana prov.: stream Çakıtsuyu-II, south of Salbaş, the lower part of Pozantı Stream | Capoeta damascina, Garra turcica, Luciobarbus pectoralis, Alburnus kotschyi, Chondrostoma ceyhanensis, Squalius adanaensis, Oxynoemacheilus seyhanicola, Oxynoemacheilus cilicicus, Salaria fluviatilis |
41 | Stream Çakıtsuyu-III | 37.5072, 34.7904 | Turkey, Niğde prov.: stream Çakıtsuyu-III between Ulukışla and Pozantı, about 1 km east of Çiftehan | Capoeta damascina |
42 | Spring Karahalka | 38.8857, 36.8194 | Turkey, Kayseri prov.: Kayseri prov.: spring Karahalka at Karahalka, Pınarbaşı | Pseudophoxinus firati |
43 | Stream Zamantı-I | 38.6559, 36.4485 | Turkey, Kayseri prov.: stream Zamantı-I south of Aşağıbeyçayırı, south of Pınarbaşı | Capoeta damascina, Squalius seyhanensis, Salmo platycephalus |
44 | Stream Zamantı-II | 38.7366, 36.4131 | Turkey, Kayseri prov.: stream Zamantı-II at Pınarbaşı | Squalius seyhanensis, Oxynoemacheilus samanticus, Oxynoemacheilus seyhanensis |
45 | a tributry to Zamantı | 38.5935, 36.4299 | Turkey, Kayseri prov.: a tributary to Zamantı stream between Sarız and Pınarbaşı | Capoeta damascina, Squalius seyhanensis |
46 | Stream Pınarbaşı | 38.6204, 36.4397 | Turkey, Kayseri prov.: stream Pınarbaşı at Pınarbaşı | Salmo platycephalus |
47 | Stream Kışla | 38.6434, 35.1436 | Turkey, Kayseri prov.: stream Kışla at İncesu | Squalius seyhanensis, Atherina boyeri |
48 | Stream Şıvgın | 38.6606, 36.0581 | Turkey, Kayseri prov.: stream Şıvgın at Bünyan | Esox lucius |
49 | Stream Karagöz | 38.7570, 36.4590 | Turkey, Kayseri prov.: stream Karagöz at Pınarbaşı | Squalius seyhanensis, Esox lucius |
50 | Stream Sarız | 38.4930, 36.5040 | Turkey, Kayseri prov.: stream Sarız at Sarız | Squalius seyhanensis |
51 | Stream Sarnaz | 38.1950, 35.7810 | Turkey, Kayseri prov.: stream Sarnaz at southern Taşçı | Oxynoemacheilus samanticus, Garra turcica |
52 | Seyhan Dam Lake | 37.0414, 35.3333 | Turkey, Adana prov.: Seyhan Dam Lake | Cyprinus carpio, Luciobarbus pectoralis, Silurus glanis, Sander lucioperca, Acanthobrama orontis, Squalius kottelati, Oncorhynchus mykiss |
53 | River Seyhan | 36.9757, 35.3354 | Adana prov.: River Seyhan below water regulation doors at Yüreyir, south of Adana | Garra culiciphaga, Acanthobrama orontis, Luciobarbus pectoralis, Pseudophoxinus cilicicus, Cobitis aliyeae, Oxynoemacheilus cilicicus, Paraphanius similis |
54 | Stream Körkün-I | 37.2940, 35.1550 | Turkey, Adana prov.: stream Körkün-I at Hacılı | Garra turcica, Luciobarbus pectoralis, Cobitis aliyeae |
55 | Stream Körkün-II | 37.1529, 35.1606 | Turkey, Adana prov.: stream Körkün-II at Karakuyu | Capoeta damascina, Garra turcica, Luciobarbus pectoralis, Squalius adanaensis, Oxynoemacheilus seyhanicola |
Ceyhan River | ||||
56 | Lake Gölbaşı | 37.7981, 37.6616 | Turkey, Adıyaman prov.: Lake Gölbaşı at Gölbaşı | Alburnus sellal, Pseudophoxinus zekayi, Oxynoemacheilus cilicicus, Atherina boyeri |
57 | Stream Aksu-I | 37.4896, 36.8949 | Turkey, Kahramanmaraş prov.: stream Aksu-I at Onikişubat | Capoeta damascina, Capoeta erhani, Garra turcica, Squalius kottelati, Planiliza abu |
58 | Stream Aksu-II | 37.5253, 37.3119 | Turkey, Kahramanmaraş prov.: stream Aksu-II at Pazarcık (upper Kartalkaya Dam | Capoeta damascina, Garra culiciphaga, Luciobarbus pectoralis, Alburnus kotschyi, Chondrostoma ceyhanensis, Oxynoemacheilus evreni, Oxynoemacheilus cilicicus, Salaria fluviatilis |
Ceyhan River | ||||
59 | Stream Aksu-III | 37.5390, 37.3480 | Turkey, Kahramanmaraş prov.: stream Aksu-III at Pazarcık | Capoeta damascina, Capoeta erhani, Garra turcica, Oxynoemacheilus evreni, Oxynoemacheilus cilicicus, Salaria fluviatilis |
60 | Stream Aksu-IV | 37.4452, 37.0207 | Turkey, Kahramanmaraş prov.: stream Aksu-IV at Dulkadiroğlu | Pseudophoxinus firati |
61 | Stream Aksu-V | 37.4690, 37.2310 | Turkey, Kahramanmaraş prov.: stream Aksu-Vat Pazarcık (below Kartalkaya Dam) | Squalius kottelati |
62 | Stream Aksu-VI | 37.7904, 37.6263 | Turkey, Adıyaman prov.: stream Aksu-VI connecting Lakes Gölbaşı and Azaplı south of Gölbaşı | Cobitis erkakanae, Oxynoemacheilus cilicicus, Paraphanius boulengeri |
63 | StreamTekir | 37.8481, 36.6417 | Turkey, Kahramanmaraş prov.: stream Tekir above dam at Tekir, north of Kahramanmaraş | Oxynoemacheilus evreni, Salmo opimus |
64 | Stream Göksun-I (Terbüzek) | 38.0317, 36.4736 | Turkey, Kahramanmaraş prov.: stream Göksun-I (Terbüzek) about 2 km north of Göksun | Alburnus kotschyi, Pseudophoxinus firati, Cobitis evreni, Oxynoemacheilus evreni, Oxynoemacheilus cilicicus, Salmo opimus |
65 | Stream Göksun-II (Terbüzek) | 38.0015, 36.4984 | Turkey, Kahramanmaraş prov.: stream Göksun-II (Terbüzek) at 7 km south of Göksun | Oxynoemacheilus ceyhanensis |
66 | Stream Akçasu | 37.1746, 36.5065 | Turkey, Osmaniye prov.: stream Akçasu about 5 km north Kalecik | Capoeta damascina, Garra turcica |
67 | Stream Fırnız | 37.8787, 36.5984 | Turkey, Kahramanmaraş prov.: stream Tekir above dam at Tekir, north of Kahramanmaraş | Salmo opimus |
68 | Stream Kayaözü (Fırnız) | 37.7588, 36.6940 | Turkey, Kahramanmaraş prov.: stream Kayaözü (Fırnız) | Capoeta damascina, Luciobarbus pectoralis, Salmo opimus |
69 | Stream Karasu | 37.0606, 36.1122 | Turkey, Osmaniye prov.: stream Karasu at Toprakkale | Alburnus kotschyi, Chondrostoma ceyhanensis, Salaria fluviatilis, Pseudophoxinus cilicicus |
70 | Stream Çelik | 37.6239, 37.5034 | Turkey, Adıyaman prov.: stream Çelik at road south of Gölbaşı | Capoeta damascina, Alburnus kotschyi, Oxynoemacheilus evreni, Oxynoemacheilus cilicicus |
71 | a tributary to Ceyhan River-I | 37.2215, 36.0471 | Turkey, Osmaniye prov.: a tributary of Ceyhan River-I between Tecirli and Kadirli north of Koçyurdu | Capoeta damascina, Capoeta erhani, Pseudophoxinus cilicicus, Cobitis aliyeae, Oxynoemacheilus ceyhanensis |
72 | a tributary to Ceyhan River-II | 37.1247, 36.0486 | Turkey, Adana prov.: a tributary of Ceyhan River-II at Tatarlı Village | Garra culiciphaga, Gambusia holbrooki |
73 | Ceyhan River | 37.1933, 36.0828 | Turkey, Osmaniye prov.: Ceyhan River at north of Sakarcılık Village (fish market) | Luciobarbus pectoralis, Acanthobrama orontis, Acanthobrama thisbeae, Chondrostoma ceyhanensis, Pseudophoxinus zekayi, Squalius kottelati |
74 | Stream Geçit | 37.6127, 36.6501 | Turkey, Kahramanmaraş prov.: stream Geçit on road from Kahramanmaraş to Andırın | Capoeta erhani |
75 | Spring Çöçelli | 37.2812, 37.1248 | Turkey, Kahramanmaraş prov.: Spring Çöçelli north of Çöçelli | Garra culiciphaga, Pseudophoxinus zekayi, Oxynoemacheilus cilicicus, Gambusia holbrooki, Paraphanius alexandri |
76 | Spring Evri | 37.2662, 37.1018 | Turkey, Kahramanmaraş prov.: Spring Evri south-west of Çöçelli | Garra culiciphaga, Alburnus kotschyi, Pseudophoxinus zekayi, Oxynoemacheilus cilicicus |
77 | Stream Söğütlü (Sevdili) | 38.2546, 37.5330 | Turkey, Kahramanmaraş prov.: stream Söğütlü 40 km east of Elbistan 38.2546 37.5330. | Capoeta damascina, Garra turcica, Alburnus kotschyi, Oxynoemacheilus ceyhanensis, Oxynoemacheilus evreni |
78 | Sır Dam Lake | 37.5011, 36.5955 | Turkey, Adana prov.: Sır Dam Lake, Ceyhan River | Silurus glanis |
79 | Stream Savrun | 37.3731, 36.0925 | Turkey, Osmaniye prov.: stream Savrun at Kadirli | Garra turcica, Luciobarbus pectoralis, Alburnus kotschyi, Squalius kottelati |
80 | Stream Köprüağzı | 37.6375, 36.6272 | Turkey, Karamanmaraş prov.: stream Köprüağzı upper Sır Dam | Garra turcica |
81 | Stream Hurman | 38.5966, 36.9011 | Turkey, Sivas prov.: stream Hurman (Akdere) at Akdere Village | Salmo chilo |
82 | Stream Deliçay | 37.3152, 35.8834 | Turkey, Adana prov.: stream Deliçay 20 km southwest of Kadirli | Pseudophoxinus zekayi, Oxynoemacheilus evreni, Oxynoemacheilus ceyhanensis |
Avrupa yılan balığı / European eel.
Critically Endangered (CR).
FFR 02360 St. 1., – FFR 02361 St. 2., – FFR 02365 St. 3., – Not preserved St. 8., – FFR uncat. St. 15.
This species is found in the Orontes River drainages and Lake Balık in Turkey. It was also reported in the Ceyhan River (
Cyprinidae species of the northeastern Mediterranean Sea Basin of Turkey and Syria. a. Capoeta barroisi, stream Karasu-II; b. C. damascina, stream Karasu-II; c. C. erhani, stream Aksu-III; d. Carasobarbus chantrei, Lake Balık; e. Carassius gibelio, stream Karasu-II; f. Cyprinus carpio, stream Karasu-II; g. Garra caudomaculata stream Karasu-I; h. G. culiciphaga, stream Aksu-II; i. Garra sp. Stream Hanne; j. G. turcica, stream Üçürgesuyu-I; k. G. variabilis, stream Nahr al Barid photo: JF; l. Luciobarbus pectoralis, stream Aksu-II.
Leuciscidae species of the northeastern Mediterranean Sea Basin of Turkey. a. Acanthobrama orontis, Seyhan Dam Lake; b. A. thisbeae, stream Afrin; c. Alburnus kotschyi, stream Üçürgesuyu-III; d. A. magnificus, stream Bedirge; e. A. orontis, stream Karasu-II; f. A. sellal, Lake Gölbaşı; g. Chondrostoma kinzelbachi, stream Karasu-I; h. C. ceyhanensis, stream Karasu-V; i. Leuciscus vorax, Orontes River-VII photo: JF; j. Pseudophoxinus cilicicus, stream Karasu-V; k. P. firati, spring Karahalka; l. P. libani, Lake Balık; m P. turani, stream İncesu; n. P. zekayi, Lake Gölbaşı; o. P. zeregi, stream Hanne; p. Squalius adanaensis, stream Üçürgesuyu-I; r. S. seyhanensis, stream Zamantı-II; s. S. kottelati; stream Karasu-II.
Cobitidae species of the northeastern Mediterranean Sea Basin of Turkey and Syria. a. Cobitis aliyeae, stream Üçürgesuyu-I; b. C. anabelae, stream Karasu-I; c. C. erkakanae, stream Aksu-IV, connecting Lakes Gölbaşı photo: JF; d. C. evreni, stream Göksun-I; e. C. levantina, stream Nahr al Barid photo: JF.
Benekli Asi sirazı / Orontes scraper.
Endangered (EN).
FFR 01725 St. 1., – FSJF 2455 St. 1., – FFR 01890 St. 4., – FFR 01888 St. 9., – FSJF 2364 St. 9., – FSJF 2704 St. 18.
Orontes River drainages and Balık and Qattinah-I Lake basins in Turkey and Syria. Endemic to only the Orontes River.
See the taxonomic note of Capoeta erhani.
Şam sirazı / Damascus scraper.
Least Concern (LC).
FSJF 2423 St. 3., – FSJF 2914 St. 5., – FFR 01887 St. 9., – FSJF 2352 St. 9., – FSJF 2301 St. 13., – FSJF 2275 St. 14., – FFR 01881 St. 16., – FSJF 2436 St. 17., – FSJF 2705 St. 18., – FFR 01886 St. 33., – FFR 01956 St. 39., – FSJF 2330 St. 40., – FSJF 2367 St. 41., – FSJF 2540 St. 43., – FSJF 2896 St. 45., – FSJF 2374 St. 55., – FFR 01879 St. 57., – FFR 01953 St. 58., – FFR 01884 St. 59., – FFR 01880 St. 66., – FFR 01882 St. 68., – FSJF 2571 St. 70., – FSJF 2966 St. 71., – FSJF 2899 St. 77.
Orontes, Seyhan and Ceyhan River drainages in Turkey and Lake Qattinah-I in Syria. It was also reported from the Euphrates River (
Benekli Akdeniz sirazı* / Mediterranean scraper*.
Least Concern (LC).
FFR 01885 St. 33., – FFR 01955 St. 39., – FFR 01878 St. 57., – FFR 01883 St. 59., – FFR 01952 St. 59., – FSJF 2968 St. 71., – FSJF 2456 St. 74.
Ceyhan River drainages and streams Çakıtsuyu-I, Üçürgesuyu-I (Seyhan River) in Turkey.
Asi himrisi* / Orontes himri*.
Near Threatened (NT).
FFR 00400 St. 1., – FFR 00427 St. 2., – FFR uncat., St. 3., – FFR uncat., St. 8., – FFR 00407 St. 9., – FSJF 2311 St. 9., – FSJF 2706 St. 18., – FSJF 2676 St. 21., – FSJF 2662 St. 31.
Orontes River drainages and Balık and Qattinah-I Lake basins in Turkey and Syria. Endemic to only the Orontes River.
Havuz balığı / Prussian carp.
Not Evaluated (NE).
FFR uncat St. 3., – FFR uncat., St. 8., – FFR 00407 St. 9.
This species is found in the Orontes River drainages. It was also recorded from the Seyhan River (
Adi sazan / Common carp.
Vulnerable (VU).
FFR 02750 St. 9., – Not preserved St. 52.
Orontes River drainages and Seyhan Dam Lake in Turkey. It was also recorded in the Ceyhan River (
Altın saz balığı* / Golden minnow.
Least Concern (LC).
FSJF 2433 St. 3., – FFR 04032 St. 8., – FFR 04031 St. 9., – FSJF 2655 St. 20., – FSJF 2673 S St. 21., – FSJF 2755 St. 22., – FSJF 2736 St. 28., – FSJF 2669 St. 29., – FSJF 2681 St. 30., – FSJF 2761 St. 31.
Orontes River drainages and Shadha Lake basin in Turkey and Syria. Endemic to only the Orontes River.
Kırmızı çizgili saz balığı* / Red stripe barb.
Least Concern (LC).
FFR 02480 St. 33., – FSJF 2403 St. 53., – FSJF 3512 St. 53., – FFR 02481 St. 58., – FFR 4027 St. 72., – FSJF 2607 St. 75., – FSJF 2496 St. 76.
Seyhan and Ceyhan River drainages in Turkey.
FSJF 2414 St. 3., – FFR 04032 St. 8., – FFR 04010 St. 9., – FSJF 2335 St. 9., – FSJF 2449 St. 11., – FSJF 2302 St. 13., – FFR 04007 St. 16., – FSJF 2415 St. 17., – FSJF 2699 St. 18., – FSJF 2671 St. 21., – FSJF 2684 St. 22., – FSJF 2695 St. 23., – FSJF 2667 St. 29., – FSJF 2663 St. 31.
Orontes River drainages and Qattinah-I Lake basin in Turkey and Syria.
Seyhan doktor balığı / Seyhan doctor fish*.
Not Evaluated (NE).
FFR 4009 St. 33., – Not preserved, St. 38., – FSJF 2348 St. 40., – Not preserved, St. 51., – FFR 01267 St. 54., – FSJF 2388 St. 55., – FFR 04000 St. 57., – FFR 04008 St. 59., – FFR 4004 St. 66., – FSJF 2898 St. 77., – FFR 01270 St. 78., – FSJF 2853 St. 79., – FFR 1270 St. 80.
Seyhan and Ceyhan River drainages in Turkey.
The species was treated as a synonym of Garra rufa for a long time. However, molecular and morphological data strongly showed that G. turcica is a valid species (
Yapışkan balık / Variable garra.
Least Concern (LC).
FSJF 2658 St. 20., – FSJF 2737 St. 30., – FSJF 2661 St. 31.
This species is distributed in the lower parts of the Orontes River drainages in Syria. In addition, Garra variabilis shows wide distributions in the Euphrates and Tigris rivers in Turkey.
Doğu Akdeniz bıyıklı balığı / Levantina barbe.
Least Concern (LC).
FFR 00305 St. 1., – FFR uncat. St. 2., – FFR 00346 St. 3., – FFR 00345 St. 4., – FFR 00345 St. 9., – FSJF 2697 St. 18., – FFR 00347 St. 33., – FSJF 2424 St. 34., – Not preserved, St. 38., – FSJF 2329 St. 40., – FFR 00300 St. 52., – FFR 00301 St. 53., – FFR 00321 St. 54., – FSJF 2450 St. 55., – FFR 00358 St. 58., – FFR 00344 St. 68., – FSJF 2988 St. 73., – FSJF 2854 St. 79.
Orontes, Seyhan and Ceyhan River drainages and Balık and Qattinah-I Lake basins in Turkey and Syria.
Asi akçapağı* / Orontes bream*.
Not Evaluated (NE).
Not preserved St. 52., – FSJF 2435 St. 53., – FSJF 2989 St. 73.
Seyhan and Ceyhan River drainages in Turkey.
Acanthobrama orontis was identified by Berg (1949) in Lake Amik (Orontes) in Turkey.
Ceyhan akçapağı* / Ceyhan bream*.
Not Evaluated (NE).
FFR uncat., St. 5., – FSJF 2987 St. 73.
The lower part of the Ceyhan and Orontes River drainages.
İskenderun inci balığı* / Iskenderun bleak.
Least Concern (LC).
FFR 00999 St. 35., – FSJF 504 St. 40., – FFR 04665 St. 58., – FFR 00868 St. 64., – FSJF 2638 St. 64., – FFR 04663 St. 69., – FSJF 2570 St. 70., – FSJF 2497 St. 76., – FSJF 2901 St. 77., – FSJF 2856 St. 79.
Seyhan and Ceyhan River drainages, in addition to coastal streams between Ceyhan and Arsuz (
Afrin inci balığı* / Afrin bleak*.
Not Evaluated (NE).
FFR 00998 St. 4., – FSJF 2915 St. 5., – FFR 00990 St. 7., – FSJF 2298 St. 13., – FSJF 2412 St. 17.
The lower part of the Orontes River drainage in Turkey; most probably it occurs also in Syria as the stream Afrin passes from Syrian territory (Feyhof and Turan 2019). Endemic to only the Orontes River.
Alburnus qalilus (
Asi incisi* / Orontes bleak.
Vulnerable (VU).
FFR 04602 St. 2., – FSJF 2393 St. 3., – FFR 00902 St. 6., – FFR 04696 St. 8., – FSJF 2963 St. 10., – FSJF 2401 St. 11., – FSJF 2675 St. 21., – FSJF 2759 St. 22., – FSJF 2740 St. 24., – FSJF 2751 St. 30.
Orontes River drainages in Turkey and Syria. Endemic to only the Orontes River.
Doğu incisi* / Eastern shah kuli.
Least Concern (LC).
FFR 04697 St. 56.
It is only found in the Lake Gölbaşı basin that connected with the stream Aksu (upper part of Ceyhan River). However, this species is widely distributed in the inland waters of eastern Turkey (
Asi kababurun* / Orontes nase.
Endangered (EN).
FFR 2033 St. 1., – FFR 2018 St. 3., – FFR 2081 St. 8., – FSJF 2841 St. 12.
Known from only the Orontes drainages and Lake Balık basin in Turkey. Endemic to only the Orontes River.
Ceyhan kababurunu*/ Ceyhan nase*.
Not Evaluated (NE).
FFR 02057 St. 33., – FFR 02076 St. 39., – FSJF 2346 St. 40., – FFR 02056 St. 58., – FFR 02075 St. 69., – FSJF 2990 St. 73.
Ceyhan and Seyhan River drainages and River Berdan, a watershed in the Mediterranean Sea (
Sis balığı / Tigris asp.
Least Concern (LC).
FSJF 1495 St. 25.
Leuciscus vorax is only found in the Orontes River in Syria.
Kilikya ot balığı* / Cilician spring minnow*.
Not Evaluated (NE).
FSJF 2417 St. 53., – FFR 03301 St. 69., – FSJF 2970 St. 71.
Distribution in the area. The lower part of the Seyhan and Ceyhan River drainages, also the stream Arsuz (Mediterranean Sea Basin) in Turkey (
Fırat ot balığı* / Euphrates spring minnow.
Endangered (EN).
FFR 03308 St. 42., – FSJF 4052 St. 60., – FFR 03283 St. 64.
Distribution in the area. Pseudophoxinus firati is found in the streams Göksun and Aksu (Ceyhan) and spring Karahalka (Seyhan). It is also known from the headwaters of the Euphrates (
Asi ot balığı* / Orontes spring minnow.
Least Concern (LC).
FFR 03314 St. 1., – FSJF 2391 St. 3., – FSJF 2756 St. 19., – FSJF 2646 St. 20., – FSJF 2641 St. 21., – FSJF 2757 St. 22., – FSJF 2644 St. 24., – FSJF 2645 St. 28., – FSJF 2647 St. 30., – FSJF 2643 St. 31.
Orontes River drainages and Balık and Qattinah Lake basins in Turkey and Syria.
According to morphological and molecular data (COI), P. libani and P. kervillei were conspecific and P. kervillei was a junior synonym of P. libani (
İncesu ot balığı* / Incesu spring minnow.
Not Evaluated (NE).
FFR 03286 St. 9., – FSJF 2964 St. 10., – FSJF 2277 St. 14., – FFR 03282 St. 14.
Streams İncesu and Karasu (outflow of TahtaKöprü Dam Lake) in Turkey. Endemic to only the Orontes River.
Ceyhan ot balığı* / Ceyhan spring minnow.
Vulnerable (VU).
FFR 03315 St. 56., – FSJF 2985 St. 73., – FFR 3313 St. 75., – FSJF 2461 St. 75., – FSJF 2478 St. 76., – FSJF 2961 St. 82.
Springs Çöçelli and Evri and the Lake Gölbaşı basin (Ceyhan River basin). Endemic to only the Ceyhan River.
Kueik ot balığı* / Qweik spring minnow*.
Least Concern (LC).
FSJF 2430 St. 3., – FSJF 2297 St. 13., – FFR 03312 St. 15., – FSJF 2746 St. 27., – FSJF 2749 St. 30.
Orontes River drainages in Turkey and Syria. It was also reported from the Qweik River and small coastal streams in Syria (
Adana tatlısu kefali* / Adana chub.
Near Threatened (NT).
FFR 06279 St. 33., – FFR 01995 St. 35., – FSJF 2939 St. 36. – FSJF 2419 St. 34., – FFR 00777 St. 40., – FSJF 2382 St. 55.
The lower part of the Seyhan River drainages in Turkey. Endemic to only the Seyhan River.
Asi tatlısu kefali* / Orontes dace*.
Near Threatened (NT).
FFR 00778 St. 2., – FFR 06231 St. 3., – FFR 01567 St. 9., – FSJF 2962 St. 10., – FSJF 2842 St. 12., – Not preserved St. 52., – FFR St. .57., – FFR 06280 St. 57., – FFR 00665 St. 61., – FFR 00567 St. 73., – FSJF 2986 St. 73., – FSJF 2855 St. 79.
Seyhan, Ceyhan and Orontes River drainages in Turkey. It may occur in the upper part of the Orontes in Syria.
Seyhan tatlısu kefali* / Seyhan chub*.
Data Deficient (DD).
FSJF 2539 St. 43., – FFR 01994 St. 44., – FFR 06275 St. 44., – FSJF 2982 St. 44., – FSJF 2895 St. 45., – FFR 00758 St. 47., – FFR 00730 St. 49., – FFR01993 St. 50.
The upper part of the Seyhan River drainages in Turkey. It was also reported in the Euphrates River drainages (
Nemacheilidae species of the northeastern Mediterranean Sea Basin of Turkey. a. Oxynoemacheilus ceyhanensis, stream Göksun-II; b. O. cilicicus, stream Eğlence; c. O. evreni, Lake Gölbaşı; d. O. hamwii, stream Karasu-II; e. O. namiri, stream Hanne; f. O. samanticus, stream Sarnaz; g. O. seyhanensis, stream Zamantı-II photo: JF; h. O. seyhanicola, stream Eğlence.
Fishes of the northeastern Mediterranean Sea Basin of Turkey. a. Anguilla anguilla, Orontes River-I; b. Mystus pelusius, Lake Balık; c. Silurus glanis, Seyhan Dam Lake; d. Clarias gariepinus, stream Afrin-III; e. Esox Lucius, stream Pınarbaşı; f. Atherina boyeri, Lake Gölbaşı; g. Gambusia holbrooki, spring Çöçelli; h. Sander lucioperca Seyhan Dam Lake; i. Planiliza abu, stream Afrin-I; j. Salaria fluviatilis, stream Çakıtsuyu-I.
Adana taşemeni* / Adana spined loach*.
Not Evaluated (NE).
FFR 05501 St. 33., – FSJF 2427 St. 53., – FFR 05506 St. 54., – FSJF 2969 St. 71.
The lower part of the Seyhan and Ceyhan River drainages in Turkey (
Orontes spined loach* / Asi taşemeni*.
Not Evaluated (NE).
FSJF 2399 St. 3., – FFR 05528 St. 6., – FFR 05564 St. 8., – FSJF 2428 St. 11., – FSJF 2674 St. 21.
Orontes River drainages in Turkey and Syria. Endemic to only the Orontes River.
Gölbaşı spined loach* / Gölbaşı taşemeni*.
Not Evaluated (NE).
FSJF 2510 St. 62.
It is only known from the Lake Gölbaşı basin (Ceyhan) in Turkey. Endemic to only the Ceyhan River.
Ceyhan spined loach / Ceyhan taşemeni*.
Endangered (EN).
FFR 05530 St. 64.
It is only distributed in the middle Ceyhan River drainages in Turkey. Endemic to only the Ceyhan River.
Orontes spined loach/ Asi taşemeni*.
Not Evaluated (NE).
FSJF 2747 St. 30.
The upper part of the Orontes River drainages in Syria.
Aphaniidae species of the northeastern Mediterranean Sea Basin of Turkey and Syria. a. Paraphanius alexandri, spring Çöçelli; b. P. boulengeri, Lake Gölbaşı; c. P. mento, spring of Barada photo: JF; d. P. orontis, Orontes River-I; e. P. similis, Seyhan River, below water regulation doors photo: JF.
Elbistan çöpçü balığı* / Elbistan loach.
Data Deficient (DD)
FFR 01479 St. 65., – FSJF 2967 St. 71., – FSJF 2900 St. 77., – FSJF 2960 St. 82.
The upper part of the Ceyhan River drainages in Turkey. Endemic to only the Ceyhan River.
Kilikya çöpçü balığı* / Cilicia loach*.
Not Evaluated (NE).
FFR 1491 St. 33., – FSJF 2940 St. 36., – FFR 15559 St. 38., – FSJF 2324 St. 40., – FSJF 2432 St. 53., – FFR 15576 St. 56., – FFR 15578 St. 58., – FFR 1489 St. 59., – FSJF 2507 St. 62., – FSJF 2639 St. 64., – FSJF 2569 St. 70., – FSJF 2606 St. 75., – FSJF 2477 St. 76.
It is known from the lower Göksu, Seyhan and Ceyhan rivers, also the Lake Gölbaşı basin (
Ceyhan çöpçü balığı* / Ceyhan loach*.
Least Concern (LC).
FFR 1598 St. 58., – FFR 01490 St. 59., – FSJF 2503 St. 63., – FSJF 2640 St. 64., – FSJF 2567 St. 70., – FSJF 2897 St. 77., – FSJF 2959 St. 82.
Ceyhan River drainages. Endemic to only the Ceyhan River.
Asi çöpçü balığı* / Orontes loach*.
Endangered (EN).
FFR 1501 St. 2., – FFR 1498 St. 4., – FSJF 2917 St. 5., – FFR 1486 St. 7., – FFR 1494 St. 9., – FSJF 2385 St. 17.
The upper part of the Orontes River in Turkey. Endemic to only the Orontes River.
Akdeniz çöpçü balığı*/ Levantine loach.
Least Concern (LC).
FFR 01502 St. 2., – FFR 01497 St. 5., – FFR 01503 St. 6., – FFR 1485 St. 7., – FSJF 2395 St. 11., – FSJF 2300 St. 13., – FFR 15556 St. 15., – FSJF 2698 St. 18., – FSJF 2656 St. 20., – FSJF 2672 St. 21., – FSJF 2682 St. 22., – FSJF 2748 St. 24., – FSJF 2713 St. 26., – FSJF 2745 St. 27., – FSJF 2666 St. 29., – FSJF 2750 St. 30.
Orontes River drainages and the Lake Shadha basin in Turkey and Syria. Endemic to only the Orontes River.
Zamanti çöpçü balığı / Zamanti loach*.
Least Concern (LC).
FSJF 2983 St. 44., – FFR 15561 St. 51.
Stream Zamantı and Sarnaz, the upper Seyhan River drainages. The species is also widespread in Kızılırmak River drainages and stream Mancılık (Euphrates River) (
Seyhan loach* / Seyhan çöpçü balığı*.
Critically Endangered (CR).
FSJF 2984 St. 44.
It is only found in the upper Seyhan River drainages. However, it is known from the Kızılırmak River drainages in Turkey. Oxynoemacheilus kosswigi is known from the Kızılırmak drainages and has recently been synonymised with O. seyhanensis (
Adana çöpçü balığı* / Adana loach*.
Endangered (EN).
FFR 01499 St. 37., – FFR 01492 St. 38., – FFR 15522 St. 39., – FSJF 2327 St. 40., – FSJF 2377 St. 55.
The lower part of the Seyhan River drainages in Turkey. Endemic to only the Seyhan River.
Mezopotamya kedi balığı*/ Tigris mystus.
Least Concern (LC).
FFR 02732 St. 1.
Known from only the Lake Balık in the area, but it occurs in the Tigris, Euphrates and Queiq River drainages (
Yayın / Wels catfish.
Least Concern (LC).
Not preserved St. 52., – Not preserved St. 78.
Seyhan Dam and Sır Dam lakes (Ceyhan). It is also widespread in the Anatolia.
Kara balık / North African catfish.
Least Concern (LC).
FFR 05700 St. 6., – FFR uncat., St. 8., – FFR uncat., St. 15., – FSJF 2381 St. 17.
The upper part of the Orontes River drainages in Turkey and it might be found in Syria.
Turna / Pike.
Least Concern (LC).
FFR 04200 St. 48., – FFR 04201 St. 49.
Streams Şıvgın and Karagöz, Seyhan River in Turkey.
Akdere alası* / Akdere trout*.
Vulnerable (VU).
FFR 03055 St. 81.
Stream Hurman, an uppermost drainage of the Ceyhan River. Endemic to only the Ceyhan River.
Seyhan alası*/ Seyhan trout.
Endangered (EN).
FFR 03057 St. 32.
Stream Ecemiş in the drainage of the Seyhan River.
Ceyhan alası*/ Ceyhan trout*.
Endangered (EN).
FSJF 2504 St. 63., – FSJF 2637 St. 64., – FFR 03051 St. 67., – FFR 03050 St. 68.
The middle part of the Ceyhan River drainages.
Yassıbaş ala*/ Flathead trout.
Endangered (EN).
FSJF 2538 St. 43., – FFR 01160 St. 46.
It is only known from the upper basin of the Seyhan River drainages (
Gökkuşağı alabalığı / Rainbow trout.
Not Evaluated (NE).
Not preserved St. 52.
This species is widely introduced via aquaculture around the world. It was only collected in the Seyhan Dam Lake in the area.
Gümüş balığı / Big-scale sand smelt.
Least Concern (LC).
FFR uncat., St. 8., – FSJF 2313 St. 9., – FFR uncat., St. 9., – FFR 04150 St. 47., – FFR 04152 St. 56.
Orontes River drainages, stream Kışla (Seyhan) and the Lake Gölbaşı basin (Ceyhan).
Sivrisinek balığı / Eastern mosquito fish.
Least Concern (LC).
FSJF 2398 St. 3., – FFR 02495 St. 6., – FSJF 2321 St. 9., – FSJF 2299 St. 13., – FFR 02493 St. 16., – Not preserved St. 72., – FFR 15004 St. 75.
Orontes River drainages, a tributary of Ceyhan River and spring Çöçelli (Ceyhan River).
İskenderun dişlisazancığı / İskenderun pompano.
Not Evaluated (NE).
FFR 08660 St. 75., – FSJF 2605 St. 75.
It is widespread in the Ceyhan River drainage, from the coastal streams in the Arsuz (İskenderun) to the mainsprings of the Ceyhan River in Elbistan.
Gölbaşı dişlisazancığı / Gölbaşı killifish.
Not Evaluated (NE).
FFR 08662 St. 62., – FSJF 2506 St. 62., – FSJF 3737 St. 62.
The species is known from the Lake Gölbaşı. Endemic to only the Ceyhan River.
Mavi benekli dişlisazancık / Pearl-spotted killifish.
Least Concern (LC).
FSJF 2758 St. 19., – FSJF 2657 St. 20., – FSJF 2683 St. 22., – FSJF 2659 St. 31.
The upper part of the Orontes River drainages and the Lake Qattinah basin in Syria.
Asi dişlisazancığı* / Orontes killifish*.
Not Evaluated (NE).
FFR 08642 St. 3., – FSJF 2431 St. 3., – FSJF 2753 St. 30.
Orontes River and stream Nahr al Barid in Turkey and Syria.
Seyhan noktalı dişlisazancığı* / Seyhan spotted killifish*.
Not Evaluated (NE).
FSJF 2434 St. 53.
The species is widespread in the Seyhan River drainage, whereas some landlocked populations exist in central Anatolia.
Sudak / Pike-perch.
Least Concern (LC).
Not preserved St. 52.
Seyhan Dam Lake in Turkey.
FSJF 2425 St. 17.
The species is known from the stream Yıldırım (Orontes River).
The species has not been identified because there is insufficient material. Advanced genetic and morphological studies are needed to reveal the taxonomic status of the species.
Mezopotamya kefali* / Abu mullet.
Least Concern (LC).
FFR 027583 St. 1., – FFR 2587 St. 4., – FFR 02588 St. 6. – FSJF 2396 St. 11., – FSJF 2668 S St. 29., – FFR 2586 St. 57.
Orontes River drainages and Balık and Qattinah Lake basins in Turkey and Syria.
Tilapya / Redbelly tilapia.
Least Concern (LC).
FFR 06800 St. 1., – FSJF 2413 St. 17.
It was found in the Lake Balık and stream Yıldırım, Orontes River in Turkey. According to the literature, it was reported from the coastal streams and the Orontes River in Syria (
Mango tilapia* / Mango Tilapia.
Not Evaluated (NE).
FSJF 2664 St. 31.
It is found in a spring, south of Qala’at al Jarras in Syria.
Kısa çeneli tilapia* / Short jaw tilapia.
Vulnerable (VU).
FSJF 2665 St. 31.
It is found in a spring south of Qala’at al Jarras. It is also known from Levantine and lakes Tiberias and Muzarib (
Horozbina / Freshwater blenny.
Least Concern (LC).
FFR 04251 St. 33., – Not preserved St. 38., – FFR 04256 St. 39., – FSJF 2453 St. 40., – FFR 04254 St. 58., – FFR 04250 St. 59., – FFR 04253 St. 69.
It is known from the Seyhan and Ceyhan River drainages.
The genus of Salaria is represented with a single species Salaria fluviatilis in Turkey. This genus should be compared with different populations, which should be reviewed, both morphologically and molecularly, to clarify the taxonomy.
As a result of this study, the current fish fauna conditions of the Orontes, Seyhan and Ceyhan rivers were evaluated. Sixty-seven species belonging to 17 families of inland water fishes were reported from the Seyhan (28 species), Ceyhan (27 species) and Orontes (33 species) river drainages in Turkey and Syria. Almost all the fish species were recorded in the previous studies for the region, except Tinca tinca (see Table, 2). This species was reported from the Seyhan River (
Former and current fish records from the Orontes, Seyhan and Ceyhan River drainages.
Orontes River | |||||
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Özcan 2013 | This Study | |||
Anguilla anguilla | Anguilla anguilla | Anguilla anguilla | |||
Capoeta barroisi | Capoeta barroisi | Capoeta barroisi | |||
Capoeta damascina, C. angorae | Capoeta damascina | Capoeta damascina | |||
Carasobarbus luteus | Carasobarbus luteus | Carasobarbus chantrei | |||
– | Carassius auratus auratus | Carassius gibelio | |||
– | – | Cyprinus carpio | |||
– | – | Garra caudomaculata | |||
Garra rufa | Garra rufa | Garra sp. | |||
– | – | Garra variabilis | |||
Barbus pectoralis | Luciobarbus pectoralis | Luciobarbus pectoralis | |||
Aspius vorax | Acanthobrama marmid | Acanthobrama thisbeae | |||
Alburnoides bipunctatus | – | Alburnus magnificus | |||
Alburnus orontis | – | Alburnus orontis | |||
Chondrostoma kinzelbachi | Chondrostoma kinzelbachi | Chondrostoma kinzelbachi | |||
Squalius lepidus | – | Squalius kottelati | |||
– | – | Pseudophoxinus turani | |||
– | – | Pseudophoxinus libani | |||
– | – | Pseudophoxinus zeregi | |||
– | – | Leuciscus vorax | |||
Cobitis levantina | Cobitis levantina | Cobitis anabelae | |||
– | – | Cobitis levantina | |||
– | Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma | Oxynoemacheilus hamwii | |||
Barbatula panthera | – | Oxynoemacheilus namiri | |||
Mystus halepensis | – | Mystus pelusius | |||
Clarias gariepinus | Clarias gariepinus | Clarias gariepinus | |||
– | Gambusia affinis | Gambusia holbrooki | |||
– | – | Paraphanius mento | |||
Aphanius mento | Aphanius mento | Paraphanius orontis | |||
Liza abu | Liza abu | Planiliza abu | |||
– | – | Chelon sp. | |||
Tilapia zillii, Oreochromis niloticus | Tilapia zillii | Coptodon zilli | |||
– | – | Sarotherodon galilaeus | |||
– | – | Tristramella simonis | |||
Seyhan River | |||||
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Capoeta angorae | Capoeta damascina | Capoeta angorae | Capoeta damascina | ||
– | Capoeta barroisi | Capoeta erhani | Capoeta erhani | ||
– | – | Carassius carassius | – | ||
– | Carassius gibelio | Carassius gibelio | – | ||
– | Cyprinus carpio | Cyprinus carpio | Cyprinus carpio | ||
– | Hemigrammacapoeta caudamaculata | – | Garra culiciphaga | ||
Garra rufa | Garra rufa | Garra rufa | Garra turcica | ||
Barbus pectoralis | Barbus pectoralis, Barbus rajanorum | Luciobarbus pectoralis | Luciobarbus pectoralis | ||
– | Tinca tinca | Tinca tinca | – | ||
– | Acanthobrama marmid | Acanthobrama sp., Rutilus rutilus | Acanthobrama orontis | ||
Alburnus orontis | Alburnus orontis | Alburnus sp. | Alburnus kotschyi | ||
Alburnus adanensis | Alburnus adanensis | – | – | ||
Chondrostoma regium | Chondrostoma regium | Chondrostroma regium | Chondorstoma ceyhanensis | ||
– | – | – | Squalius adanensis | ||
Leuciscus lepidus | Squalius lepidus | Squalius kottelati | Squalius kottelati | ||
Leuciscus cephalus | Leuciscus cephalus | Squalius cephalus | Squalius seyhanensis | ||
– | Pseudophoxinus zekayi | Pseudophoxinus cilicicus | |||
– | – | – | Pseudophoxinus firati | ||
– | – | Cobitis evreni | Cobitis aliyeae | ||
Oxynoemacheilus samanticus | Oxynoemacheilus samanticus, Schistura evreni | – | Oxynoemacheilus samanticus | ||
– | Paracobitis tigris | – | Oxynoemacheilus cilicicus | ||
Paracobitis seyhanensis | Paracobitis seyhanensis | – | Oxynoemacheilus seyhanensis | ||
– | Schistura seyhanicola | – | Oxynoemacheilus seyhanicola | ||
– | Silurus glanis | Silurus glanis | Silurus glanis | ||
– | Clarias gariepinus | Clarias gariepinus | – | ||
– | – | – | Esox lucius | ||
Salmo trutta macrostigma | Salmo trutta macrostigma | – | Salmo labecula | ||
Salmo platycephalus | Salmo platycephalus | – | Salmo platycephalus | ||
– | Oncorhyncus mykiss | Oncorhynchus mykiss | Oncorhyncus mykiss | ||
– | – | – | Atherina boyeri | ||
– | Gambusia holbrooki | Gambusia affinis | – | ||
– | Aphanius mento, Aphanius danfordii | Aphanius mento, Aphanius fasciatus | Paraphanius similis | ||
Sander locioperca | Sander locioperca | Sander lucioperca | Sander lucioperca | ||
Blennius fluviatilis | Salaria fluviatilis | Salaria fluviatilis | Salaria fluviatilis | ||
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– | Anguilla anguilla | Anguilla anguilla | – | ||
Capoeta angorae | Capoeta angorae | Capoeta damascina | Capoeta damascina | ||
Capoeta barroisi | Capoeta erhani | Capoeta barroisi | Capoeta barroisi | ||
– | Cyprinus carpio | – | – | ||
Hemigrammacapoeta culiciphaga | – | Hemigrammacapoeta caudamaculata | Garra culiciphaga | ||
Garra rufa | Garra rufa | Garra rufa | Garra turcica | ||
Barbus pectoralis, Barbus barbulus | Luciobarbus pectoralis | Luciobarbus pectoralis, Barbus rajanorum | Luciobarbus pectoralis | ||
– | Acanthobrama sp. | – | Acanthobrama orontis | ||
– | – | – | Acanthobrama thisbeae | ||
– | – | – | Alburnus sellal | ||
Alburnus sellal, Alburnoides oblongus | Alburnus orontis | Alburnus baliki, Alburnus orontis, Alburnus adanensis, | Alburnus kotschyi | ||
Chondrostoma regium | Chondrostoma regium | Chondrostoma regium | Chondorstoma ceyhanensis | ||
Leuciscus lepidus | Squalius kottelati, Leuciscus cephalus | Squalius lepidus, Leuciscus cephalus | Squalius kottelati | ||
– | – | – | Pseudophoxinus cilicus | ||
– | – | – | Pseudophoxinus firati | ||
Phoxinellus fahirae | Pseudophoxinus zekayi | Pseudophoxinus zekayi | Pseudophoxinus zekayi | ||
– | Cobitis evreni | – | Cobitis evreni | ||
– | – | Cobitis levantina | Cobitis aliyeae | ||
– | – | – | Cobitis erkakanae | ||
Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma | Oxynemacheilus sp. Schistura ceyhanensis | Schistura evreni Schistura seyhanicola | Oxynoemacheilus evreni | ||
Paracobitis tigris | – | Paracobitis tigris Schistura ceyhanensis | Oxynoemacheilus ceyhanensis | ||
– | Silurus glanis | – | Silurus glanis | ||
Clarias gariepinus | Clarias gariepinus | Clarias gariepinus | Clarias gariepinus | ||
– | – | Aphanius danfordii | – | ||
– | Aphanius mento | Aphanius mento | Paraphanius alexandri | ||
Salmo trutta macrostigma | Salmo trutta macrostigma | Salmo trutta macrostigma | Salmo opimus | ||
– | – | – | Salmo chilo | ||
– | Gambusia affinis | Gambusia holbrooki | Gambusia holbrooki | ||
– | – | – | Planiliza abu | ||
Blennius fluviatilis | Salaria fluviatilis | Salaria fluviatilis | Salaria fluviatilis |
Acanthobrama centisquama was originally described from Orontes (Asi) drainage by Heckel (1843) but not recorded again for a long time (
Four species of Alburnus are known from the Seyhan, Ceyhan and Orontes rivers. Three of them have been obtained in the study period while A. adanensis has not been caught.
Although the genus of the Cobitis has had high biodiversity in Anatolia for many years, it was thought to be represented by only a few species. A comprehensive study has recently been conducted by
Planiliza abu is distributed in the Euphrates and Tigris River basins. P. abu is recorded for the first time in the Ceyhan River. Also, Esox lucius is widespread in rivers of the Anatolia. It is first recorded from the Seyhan River.
The Lake Gölbaşı is located in a national park in Adıyaman province (eastern Anatolia). It is connected to two lakes, named Azaplı and İnekli. These lakes are connected to the Ceyhan River. They have been separated in the past and their connections might be relatively new (
This study was designed to provide an inventory of freshwater fish in the Seyhan, Ceyhan and Orontes basins, and to eliminate certain taxonomic uncertainties. Also, it should highlight the need to create a protection area for endangered species and endemic fishes. For future research, fieldwork especially focusing on estuaries and dam lakes is suggested for a better understanding of the fish fauna of these river systems.
I am grateful to Jörg Freyhof (Berlin) for allowing me to use data of collections (FSJF) and for supporting me with the photos (JF) of some species as well as Müfit Özuluğ (İstanbul) for allowing me to use his photos of Squalius seyhanensis. I am also very grateful to Davut Turan (Rize) and Cüneyt Kaya (Rize) for their comments on an earlier version of the manuscript and Davut Turan, Cüneyt Kaya, Züleyha Akpınar (Rize) and Mehmet Kuyumcu (Rize) for help in the fieldwork. Thanks to Baran Yoğurtçoğlu (Ankara) for his comments on the genus of the Paraphanius and also Jonathan P. (England) and Utku Avcı (Turkey) for reading the manuscript and improving the language. I also thank two reviewers for useful comments.