Velioglu's chub (''Alburnoides velioglui'') is a species of freshwater fish in the family

Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...

. It is endemic to the

Euphrates River The Euphrates () is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia. Tigris–Euphrates river system, Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia ( ''the land between the rivers'') ...

drainage in Turkey. This species reaches a length of .

Etymology

The fish is named for Hasan Basri Velioğlu, a Medical Doctor, who contributed to our earlier and current studies by use of radiography.

References

Velioglu's chub Endemic fauna of Turkey Freshwater fish of Turkey Taxa named by Davut Turan Taxa named by Cüneyt Kaya Taxa named by Esra Doğan Taxa named by Fitnat Güler Ekmekçi Velioglu's chub {{Leuciscinae-stub