Squalius cephaloides, a synonym of Squalius cii (Teleostei: Leuciscidae) Author Bayçelebi, Esra 0000-0001-6868-5091 Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Faculty of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 53100 Rize, Turkey. & doganeesra @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 6868 - 5091 doganeesra@gmail.com Author Turan, Davut 0000-0002-9586-6223 Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Faculty of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 53100 Rize, Turkey. & dvtturan @ yahoo. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9586 - 6223 dvtturan@yahoo.com Author Aksu, İsmail 0000-0002-2104-9888 Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Faculty of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 53100 Rize, Turkey. & ismailaksu 3422 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 2104 - 9888 ismailaksu3422@gmail.com Author Freyhof, Jörg 0000-0002-7042-3127 Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, 10115 Berlin, Germany. joerg. freyhof @ mfn. berlin; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 7042 - 3127 joerg.freyhof@mfn.berlin text Zootaxa 2022 2022-08-10 5174 3 277 284 journal article 120306 10.11646/zootaxa.5174.3.5 670e520a-a6b4-4e38-b9ee-1e50f19f7cd9 1175-5326 6986293 A161C0CF-39EB-4A27-9766-096A542E1DFF

TABLE 1. Meristic data of Squalius cephaloides and S. cii (FFR 6233; FFR 6200; FFR 6214).

Total lateral line scales
	N.	45	46	47	48	49	mean
S. cephaloides	6	5	-	-	-	1	45.7
S. cii	20	2	9	5	4	-	46.6
Transverse line scales		Above lateral line				Below lateral line
	N.	7	8	mean			3	4	mean
S. cephaloides	6	2	4	7.7			2	4	3.7
S. cii	20	4	16	7.1			4	16	3.8
		Branched anal-fin rays				Branched dorsal-fin rays
	N.	8½	mean				7½	8½	mean
S. cephaloides	6	6	8.0				-	6	8.0
S. cii	20	20	8.0				2	18	7.8