Morphology Data of Garra turcica
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Bayçelebi, E., C. Kaya, D. Turan, S.A. Ergüden and J. Freyhof, 2018
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral
Cross section oval
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished from G. rufa by having a blunt snout (vs. slightly pointed) and a more slender body, its body depth at dorsal-fin origin 18-21% of SL (vs. 21-24%); with 19 fixed diagnostic nucleotide substitutions in the mitochondrial COI barcode region (Ref. 128951).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Garra turcica

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 32 - 37
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle 13 - 17
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb 12 - 24
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
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