Angora loach (''Oxynoemacheilus angorae'') is a species of
ray-finned fish in the family
Nemacheilidae.
It is found in
Israel,
Jordan,
Lebanon,
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
, and
Turkey. It is found in
Sea of Marmara and
Black Sea from
Simav east to
Kızılırmak River drainages and drainages of
Ilgin,
Lake Akşehir
Lake Akşehir ( tr, Akşehir Gölü) is a tectonic freshwater endorheic lake in Afyonkarahisar Province, Afyonkarahisar and Konya Province, Konya provinces, in the southwestern part of Turkey. It carries the same name as the town of Akşehir south ...
and
Lake Eber
Lake Eber ( tr, Eber Gölü) is a freshwater lake in Afyon Province, Turkey.
Geography
The lake is between the district centers of Çay, Bolvadin and Sultandağı of Afyon Province. The midpoint is at about . The altitude of the water surface ...
.
It is threatened by water abstraction, pollution and dam construction. The future threats in the southern range are increasing water abstraction and droughts. In the northern range, it is already and will continue to be threatened by massive development of hydropower dams. Although IUCN listed it as Data Deficient in 1996, it now lists the species as Least Concern due to its widespread abundance. The report says it is so abundant that even a 30% decrease would not endanger the species. Nonetheless, the exact population is unknown and is not known to be fished for commercial use.
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Nemacheilidae
Fish of Turkey
Taxa named by Franz Steindachner
Fish described in 1897
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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