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<p><italic>Sabanejewia</italic> is a member of the family Cobitidae found in Europe and Asia. In previous studies, <italic>S. balcanica</italic>, <italic>S. caucasica</italic>, <italic>S. aurata</italic> and <italic>S. caspia</italic> were reported from Turkey. Of these <italic>S. aurata</italic> and <italic>S. caspia</italic> were reported from the Kura-Aras Basin. We examined morphological characters and molecular data of the <italic>Sabanejewia</italic> specimens from Turkish parts of the Kura-Aras river system to determine their taxonomic status. We found no differences between the Kura and Aras rivers’ populations in terms of morphology, but different populations showed a genetic distance of 0.1-1.9%. All the studied populations were identified as <italic>S. aurata</italic>. In addition, we could not find any evidence for the presence of <italic>S. caucasica</italic> and <italic>S. caspia</italic> in Turkey.</p>
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Sabanejewia is a member of the family Cobitidae found in Europe and Asia. In previous studies, S. balcanica, S. caucasica, S. aurata and S. caspia were reported from Turkey. Of these S. aurata and S. caspia were reported from the Kura-Aras Basin. We examined morphological characters and molecular data of the Sabanejewia specimens from Turkish parts of the Kura-Aras river system to determine their taxonomic status. We found no differences between the Kura and Aras rivers’ populations in terms of morphology, but different populations showed a genetic distance of 0.1-1.9%. All the studied populations were identified as S. aurata. In addition, we could not find any evidence for the presence of S. caucasica and S. caspia in Turkey.

Taxonomic Status of the Genus <italic>Sabanejewia</italic> (Cobitidae) from Kura-Aras River System (Turkey)

Faculty of Art and Sciences, Department of Biology

Faculty of Natural Resources, Department of Fisheries

Nevşehir Haci Bektaş Veli University, Health Services Vocational School

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

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Taxonomic Status of the Genus  (Cobitidae) from Kura-Aras River System (Turkey)

Sabanejewia is a member of the family Cobitidae found in Europe and Asia. In previous studies, S. balcanica, S. caucasica, S. aurata and S. caspia were...

Taxonomic Status of the Genus Sabanejewia (Cobitidae) from Kura-Aras River System (Turkey)

Published Online: Apr 30, 2022

Page range: 83 - 94

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2022-0006

Keywords
inland freshwater, taxonomy

© 2022 Erdogan Çiçek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Taxonomic Status of the Genus Sabanejewia (Cobitidae) from Kura-Aras River System (Turkey)

Published Online: Apr 30, 2022

Page range: 83 - 94

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2022-0006

Keywordsinland freshwater, taxonomy

© 2022 Erdogan Çiçek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
inland freshwater, taxonomy