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Turkey country information
Common names:
Acipinar killifish, Dişli sazancık
Occurrence:
endemic
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Known from central Anatolian lake watersheds; Acıgöl Lake, Burdur (Ref. 106151). Threatened due to habitat loss, eutrophication/pollution, construction of weirs/dams in rivers, water abstraction and aquaculture/introduction/Lessepsian immigration. Proposed for Annexes II and IV of the EU Habitats Directive, as a priority species (Ref. 58342). Also Ref. 27139.
Status of threat: Critically Endangered (Ref. 58342). "nEurTurk."
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Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html
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Occurrences:
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Main Ref:
Fricke, R., M. Bilecenoglu and H.M. Sari, 2007
National Database:
CLOMFOT
