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Main Authors: Ağdamar, Sevan, Saç, Gülşah, Odabaşı, Deniz Anıl, Özuluğ, Müfit
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Journal of fish biology 2026
Online Access:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42216585/
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author Ağdamar, Sevan
Saç, Gülşah
Odabaşı, Deniz Anıl
Özuluğ, Müfit
author_facet Ağdamar, Sevan
Saç, Gülşah
Odabaşı, Deniz Anıl
Özuluğ, Müfit
Ağdamar, Sevan
Saç, Gülşah
Odabaşı, Deniz Anıl
Özuluğ, Müfit
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents An integrative taxonomic characterization of extremophile fish Aphanius almiriensis (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) in a hypersaline geothermal system (NW Anatolia). Ağdamar, Sevan Saç, Gülşah Odabaşı, Deniz Anıl Özuluğ, Müfit The small killifish Aphanius almiriensis (Kottelat, Barbieri & Stoumboudi, 2007) inhabits from brackish springs to estuaries and coastal lagoons in the eastern Mediterranean basin. This study focused on the detailed characterization of Aphanius almiriensis from a hypersaline geothermal spring (Tuzla, Çanakkale, NW Anatolia), where extreme salinity (61.14 ppt in winter, January 2023) and temperature (42.7°C in summer, July 2023) conditions were observed. The obtained specimens of killifish in the sampling site, with a slightly convex dorsal head profile and a more angular ventral head profile, are similar in this respect to specimens from Greece. In most individuals (25 out of 27), the two frontal scales do not contact each other. Genetic analyses indicate that the species exhibits a minimum p-distance of 3.1% from Aphanius fasciatus in the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) region. Although previously reported, this population had not been thoroughly characterized up to date; however, based on the present study, it exhibits genetic and morphological characteristics consistent with A. almiriensis specimens from Greece.
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spellingShingle An integrative taxonomic characterization of extremophile fish Aphanius almiriensis (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) in a hypersaline geothermal system (NW Anatolia).
Ağdamar, Sevan
Saç, Gülşah
Odabaşı, Deniz Anıl
Özuluğ, Müfit
An integrative taxonomic characterization of extremophile fish Aphanius almiriensis (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) in a hypersaline geothermal system (NW Anatolia). Ağdamar, Sevan Saç, Gülşah Odabaşı, Deniz Anıl Özuluğ, Müfit The small killifish Aphanius almiriensis (Kottelat, Barbieri & Stoumboudi, 2007) inhabits from brackish springs to estuaries and coastal lagoons in the eastern Mediterranean basin. This study focused on the detailed characterization of Aphanius almiriensis from a hypersaline geothermal spring (Tuzla, Çanakkale, NW Anatolia), where extreme salinity (61.14 ppt in winter, January 2023) and temperature (42.7°C in summer, July 2023) conditions were observed. The obtained specimens of killifish in the sampling site, with a slightly convex dorsal head profile and a more angular ventral head profile, are similar in this respect to specimens from Greece. In most individuals (25 out of 27), the two frontal scales do not contact each other. Genetic analyses indicate that the species exhibits a minimum p-distance of 3.1% from Aphanius fasciatus in the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) region. Although previously reported, this population had not been thoroughly characterized up to date; however, based on the present study, it exhibits genetic and morphological characteristics consistent with A. almiriensis specimens from Greece.
title An integrative taxonomic characterization of extremophile fish Aphanius almiriensis (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) in a hypersaline geothermal system (NW Anatolia).
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42216585/