Oxynoemacheilus seyhanicola is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Oxynoemacheilus.[3] It is endemic to an estimated 60 km of the lower Seyhan river near Adana in Turkey where it can be found in moderately fast currents with a gravel substrate. It is threatened by dams, water extraction and climate change.[2]
Oxynoemacheilus seyhanicola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Nemacheilidae |
Genus: | Oxynoemacheilus |
Species: | O. seyhanicola[1]
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Binomial name | |
Oxynoemacheilus seyhanicola[1] (Erk’akan, Nalbant & Özeren, 2007)
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Synonyms | |
Schistura seyhanicola Erk’akan, Nalbant & Özeren, 2007 |