Alburnus attalus Ozulug & Freyhof 2007
Creators: name: Bayçelebi, Esra
name: Turan, Davut
name: Kaya, Cüneyt
name: Freyhof, Jörg
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Cypriniformes
Cyprinidae
Alburnus
Alburnus attalus

description: Özuluğ & Freyhof (2007) distinguished A. battalgilae from
A. attalus
by having the anal-fin origin ½ scales behind the dorsal-fin base in individuals larger than 90 mm SL (vs. below dorsal-fin rays 7–8), 4 scale rows on the caudalfin base (vs. 3), 3 scale rows between the pelvic-fin origin and the lateral line (vs. 4), and a more slender body (body depth at dorsal 19–23% SL vs. 21–25, Table. 1). In individuals of both population groups larger than 90 mm SL, the anal-fin origin is situated below the dorsal-fin ray 7–8th or ½ scale behind the dorsal-fin base. In individuals smaller than 90 mm SL, the anal-fin origin is situated below the dorsal-fin ray 8th or 1–2.5 scales behind the dorsal-fin base. No difference between both population groups could be found and the differences originally proposed by Özuluğ & Freyhof (2007) could not be confirmed. This character is obviously much more variable than believed before. Also, we found no difference in the number of scale rows on the caudal-fin base (3–4 in A. battalgilae, vs. 3–4 in A. attalus), and between the pelvic-fin origin and the lateral line (3–4 in A. battalgilae, vs. 3–4 in A. attalus). Also, we found no difference in the body depth (body depth at dorsal-fin origin 19–23% SL, vs. 21–25, Table 1). Taking also the absence of differences in the molecular characters studied by Geiger et al. (2014), Mangıt & Yerli (2018) and Bektaş et al. (2020) into account, we treat A. attalus and A. battalgilae as conspecific.
As both species have been described in the same study by Özuluğ & Freyhof (2007), a First Reviser action is needed. The First Reviser action is the principle that in cases of conflicts between simultaneously published names, the first subsequent author can decide which has precedence (ICZN 1999: Article 24.2). As First Revisers, we give precedence of A. attalus over A. battalgilae.
Material examined. Bakır drainage: FFR 908, 13, 64–109 mm SL; İzmir prov.: Bakır at Bergama, 39.082902N 27.211092E. — FFR 4681, 43, 30–130 mm SL; İzmir prov.: stream Karadere about 2 km north of Kinki, 39.129917N 27.372278E.—ZMB 33733, 1, 92 mm SL; İzmir prov.: River Bakır at Karadere, 39.100550N 27.400450E.—ZMB 33734, 3, 70–99 mm SL; İzmir prov.: River Bakır at Karadere, 39.100550N 27.400450E.— FSJF 1843, 2, 88–100 mm SL; İzmir prov.: River Bakır at Karadere, 39.100550N 27.400450E.— FSJF 2418, 3, 33–38 mm SL; İzmir prov.: River Bakır at Çandarlı, 38.947300N 27.005800E.— FSJF 3120, 1, 88 mm SL; Manisa prov.: stream Yağlıca at Dualar, 8 km northwest of Soma, 39.238200N 27.533100E.
Gediz drainage: FFR 4609, 11, 30–130 mm SL; Uşak prov.: Gediz at Derbent, 38.776767N 29.211967E. ZMB 33735, 1, 93 mm SL; Manisa prov.: Lake Gölmarmara at outlet, 38.590617N 28.049417E.—ZMB 33736, 8, 82–102 mm SL; Manisa prov.: Lake Gölmarmara at outlet, 38.590617N 28.049417E.— FSJF 1844, 22, 51–105 mm SL; Manisa prov.: stream Kum (Gördeş) at Gölmarmara, 38.743417N 27.929317.—FSJF 1845, 17, 76–105 mm SL; Manisa prov.: Lake Gölmarmara at outlet, 38.590617N 28.049417E.
Koca drainage: FFR 4678, 27, 83–115 mm SL; İzmir prov.: stream Koca at Aliağa, 38.810193N 27.030065E.— FSJF 2407, 16, 58–98 mm SL; Manisa prov.: stream Koca, above Güzelhisar reservoir, 38.845550N 27.233317E.
Additional site-scale records shown in Figure 1: Özuluğ and Freyhof (2007): IUSHM 33700-927, 9, 52–66 mm SL; İzmir prov.: River Bakır at Karadere, 39.100550N 27.400450E.— IUSHM 33600-923, 15, 70–89 mm SL; Manisa prov.: stream Kum (Gördeş) at Gölmarmara, 38.74341, 27.929317.— IUSHM 33600-926, 5, 73–93 mm SL; Manisa prov.: Lake Gölmarmara at outlet, 38.590617N 28.049417E. İlhan and Sarı (2018): 38.623890N 28.002220E, 38.659170N 27.305560E. Records without voucher materials. Manisa prov.: stream Gördeş Gediz at Beyler, 38.703000N 27.969300E.— Manisa prov.: stream Gördeş Gediz at 3 km north of Gölmarmara, 38.743000N 27.928000E.
description: Published as part of Bayçelebi, Esra, Turan, Davut, Kaya, Cüneyt & Freyhof, Jörg, 2021, Alburnus battalgilae, a synonym of A. attalus (Teleostei: Leuciscidae), pp. 389-396 in Zootaxa 4999 (4) on pages 391-395, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4999.4.8, http://zenodo.org/record/5119377