Turcinoemacheilus ekmekciae, a new dwarf loach from upper Tigris and Euphrates (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) Author Kaya, Cüneyt Faculty of Fisheries, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey Author Yogurtçuoglu, Baran Faculty of Science, Biology Department, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey Author Aksu, Ismail Faculty of Fisheries, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey Author Bayçelebi, Esra Faculty of Fisheries, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey Author Turan, Davut Faculty of Fisheries, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey text Journal of Fish Biology 2024 2023-10-26 104 1 227 239 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15578 journal article 293160 10.1111/jfb.15578 d7ec9755-4243-4b3f-b268-80bfd2620075 1095-8649 10928702

T A B L E 3 Morphometric data of Turcinoemacheilus kosswigi (FFR 3600, n = 1; FFR 3601, n = 3; FFR 3614, n = 4) and Turcinoemacheilus minimus (FFR 3607 n = 5; FFR 3605, n = 1).

	T. kosswigi				T. minimus
	Min	Max	Mean	S.D.	Min	Max	Mean	S.D.
Standard length (mm)	48	54	50.6	1.7	29	46	33.9	6.1
In percentage of standard length
Head length	17.3	18.6	18.0	0.4	18.0	21.3	19.5	1.1
Body depth at dorsal-fin origin	9.3	12.5	11.4	1.0	10.2	12.5	11.4	0.7
Pre-dorsal length	54.1	56.7	55.3	1.0	55.8	60.3	58.1	1.8
Postdorsal length	35.1	37.5	36.3	0.8	32.5	34.8	34.0	0.8
Prepelvic length	47.2	50.4	48.7	1.0	47.1	52.6	51.3	2.2
Pre-anal length	73.7	78.1	76.0	1.4	72.4	79.5	75.5	2.5
Distance between pectoral and anal-fin origins	55.9	60.6	59.5	1.5	56.0	60.9	57.3	1.9
Distance between pectoral and pelvic-fin origins	28.8	32.6	31.8	1.3	30.9	34.8	33.2	1.4
Distance between pelvic and anal-fin origins	24.4	27.6	26.8	1.0	21.5	25.2	23.7	1.4
Distance between pelvic-fin origin and vent	9.9	16.1	12.8	2.3	9.5	12.7	10.5	1.4
Distance between vent and anal-fin origin	10,3	15.2	12.6	1.5	9.4	11.5	10.8	0.8
Dorsal-fin height	14.7	15.6	15.2	0.3	15.5	16.9	16.2	0.9
Anal-fin height	12.0	15.4	14.0	1.2	13.5	15.9	14.4	0.8
Pectoral-fin length	15.5	18.3	16.8	1.0	13.9	17.7	15.7	1.4
Pelvic-fin length	13.9	16.1	15.0	0.7	12.5	15.4	13.9	1.0
Length of upper caudal fin lobe	18.1	20.5	19.1	0.9	15.8	17.9	16.8	0.7
Length of middle caudal fin ray	14.9	16.6	15.8	0.6	13.7	15.6	14.8	0.7
Length of caudal peduncle	14.2	17.0	15.8	0.9	15.3	18.7	16.8	1.2
Depth of caudal peduncle	7.3	8.5	8.0	0.5	5.9	7.4	6.6	0.8
In percentage of head length
Head depth at eye	37	49	42.7	3.7	37	47	42.7	3.9
Maximum head width	57	60	58.8	1.2	45	63	57.3	6.7
Snout length	39	47	43.0	2.4	37	48	42.7	3.9
Eye diameter	14	17	15.7	1.4	15	21	17.7	2.6
Postorbital distance	42	48	45.2	1.7	43	56	47.4	5.0
Interorbital width	22	28	25.3	1.8	20	30	23.6	3.6
Length of inner rostral barbel	15	21	17.9	2.2	14	16	15.0	0.9
Length of outer rostral barbel	16	26	22.0	3.0	18	22	19.7	1.5
Length of maxillary barbel	21	26	22.8	1.6	18	24	21.0	2.1