Turkey (Türkiye)
Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species
This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in Turkey is based on the taxonomy used in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (2023). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds) 2023 Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. Version downloaded 9 February 2023 https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp
The current version can be accessed here
An alternative 2020 list of 208 endemic species can be found at (ResearchGate) and (PLAZI). See also a 2024 list at (Cappadocia pdf).
+ = species added to the Catalog of Fishes after 9 Februrary 2023
Salariopsis renatorum + (Blenniiformes Blenniidae)
Clupeonella muhlisi (Clupeiformes Ehiravidae) Marmara Sprat
Cobitis afifeae
(Cypriniformes Cobitidae) Afife's Spined Loach
Cobitis aliyeae
(Cypriniformes Cobitidae) Aliye's Spined Loach
Cobitis battalgilae
(Cypriniformes Cobitidae) Battalgil Spined Loach
Cobitis bilseli
(Cypriniformes Cobitidae) Beysehir Spined Loach
Cobitis dorademiri
(Cypriniformes Cobitidae)
Cobitis emrei (Cypriniformes Cobitidae)
Sapanca Spined Loach
Cobitis erkakanae
(Cypriniformes Cobitidae) Golbasi Spined Loach
Cobitis evreni
(Cypriniformes Cobitidae) Ceyhan Spined Loach
Cobitis fahireae
(Cypriniformes Cobitidae) Kucuk Menderes Spined
Loach
Cobitis indus (Cypriniformes Cobitidae) Dalaman Spined Loach
Cobitis joergbohleni
(Cypriniformes Cobitidae) Sultan Spined Loach
Cobitis kellei
(Cypriniformes Cobitidae) Goksu Spined Loach
Cobitis phrygica
(Cypriniformes Cobitidae) Aci Spined Loach
Cobitis pirii (Cypriniformes Cobitidae)
Cobitis simplicispina
(Cypriniformes Cobitidae) Sakarya Spined Loach
Cobitis sipahilerae
(Cypriniformes Cobitidae)
Cobitis splendens
(Cypriniformes Cobitidae) Splendid Spined Loach
Cobitis troasensis
(Cypriniformes Cobitidae) Troya Spined Loach
Cobitis turcica
(Cypriniformes Cobitidae) Turkish Spined Loach
Barbus anatolicus
(Cypriniformes Cyprinidae)
Barbus ercisianus
(Cypriniformes Cyprinidae) Ercis Barbel
Barbus escherichii
(Cypriniformes Cyprinidae) Ankara Barbel
Barbus ida (Cypriniformes Cyprinidae) Ida Barbel
Barbus niluferensis
(Cypriniformes Cyprinidae) Simav Barbel
Barbus oligolepis
(Cypriniformes Cyprinidae) Marmara Barbel
Barbus xanthos
(Cypriniformes Cyprinidae)
Capoeta antalyensis
(Cypriniformes Cyprinidae) Antalya Barb
Capoeta aydinensis
(Cypriniformes Cyprinidae) Aydin Barb
Capoeta caelestis
(Cypriniformes Cyprinidae) Taurus Scraper
Capoeta oguzelii
(Cypriniformes Cyprinidae) Oghuzs Barb
Capoeta pestai
(Cypriniformes Cyprinidae) Egirdir Barb
Capoeta tinca (Cypriniformes Cyprinidae)
Anatolian Khramulya
Garra caudomaculata
(Cypriniformes Cyprinidae) Antakya Minnow
Garra kemali (Cypriniformes Cyprinidae)
Eregli Minnow
Garra klatti (Cypriniformes Cyprinidae)
Isparta Minnow
Garra turcica (Cypriniformes Cyprinidae)
Seyhan Doctor Fish
Luciobarbus kottelati
(Cypriniformes Cyprinidae) Menderes Barbel
Luciobarbus lydianus
(Cypriniformes Cyprinidae) Lydian Barbel
Paracapoeta erhani
(Cypriniformes Cyprinidae) Ceyhan Scraper
Gobio baliki (Cypriniformes Gobionidae)
Gobio fahrettini
(Cypriniformes Gobionidae) Ilgin Gudgeon
Gobio gymnostethus
(Cypriniformes Gobionidae) Cappadocian Gudgeon
Gobio hettitorum
(Cypriniformes Gobionidae) Anatolian Gudgeon
Gobio insuyanus
(Cypriniformes Gobionidae) Cihanbeyli Gudgeon
Gobio intermedius
(Cypriniformes Gobionidae) Eber Gudgeon
Gobio kizilirmakensis
(Cypriniformes Gobionidae) Kizilirmak Gudgeon
Gobio maeandricus
(Cypriniformes Gobionidae) Isikli Gudgeon
Gobio microlepidotus
(Cypriniformes Gobionidae) Beysehir Gudgeon
Gobio sakaryaensis
(Cypriniformes Gobionidae) Sakarya Gudgeon
Acanthobrama orontis
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Orontes Bream
Acanthobrama thisbeae
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Ceyhan Bream
Alburnoides coskuncelebii
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Alburnoides diclensis
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Tigris Chub
Alburnoides emineae
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Beyazsu Chub
Alburnoides freyhofi
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Alburnoides kosswigi
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Alburnoides kurui
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Alburnoides manyasensis
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Manyas Spirlin
Alburnoides smyrnae
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Izmir Spirlin
Alburnoides turani
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Filyos Spirlin
Alburnoides velioglui
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Velioglu's Chub
Alburnus adanensis
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Adana Bleak
Alburnus akili
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Beysehir Bleak
Alburnus attalus
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Bakir Shemaya
Alburnus baliki
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Antalya Bleak
Alburnus carianorum
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Antalya Bleak
Alburnus carinatus
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Manyas Shemaya
Alburnus demiri
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Eastern Aegean Bleak
Alburnus escherichii
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) North Caucasian
Bleak
Alburnus goekhani
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Alburnus istanbulensis
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Thracian Shemaya
Alburnus kotschyi
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Arsuz Bleak
Alburnus kurui
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Tigris Chub
Alburnus magnificus
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Alburnus nicaeensis
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Iznik Shemaya
Alburnus tarichi
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Van Bleak
Alburnus timarensis
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Karasu Bleak
Chondrostoma angorense
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Ankara Nase
Chondrostoma beysehirense
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Beysehir Nase
Chondrostoma ceyhanense
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Ceyhan Nase
Chondrostoma holmwoodii
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Izmir Nase
Chondrostoma kinzelbachi
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Orontes Nase
Chondrostoma meandrense
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Menderes Nase
Chondrostoma smyrnae
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Chondrostoma toros
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Chondrostoma turnai
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Egirdira nigra
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Egirdir Minnow
Ladigesocypris mermere
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Izmir Minnow
Leucalburnus satunini
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) White Kura Bleak
Petroleuciscus ninae
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Phoxinus abanticus + (Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Phoxinus radeki + (Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Pseudophoxinus alii
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Pamphylian Spring
Minnow
Pseudophoxinus anatolicus
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Anatolian Spring
Minnow
Pseudophoxinus antalyae
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Antalya Spring
Minnow
Pseudophoxinus battalgilae
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Beysehir Spring
Minnow
Pseudophoxinus burduricus
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Burdur Spring Minnow
Pseudophoxinus caralis
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Beysehir Minnow
Pseudophoxinus cilicicus
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Arsuz Minnow
Pseudophoxinus crassus
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Fat Spring Minnow
Pseudophoxinus elizavetae
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Sultan Sazligi
Minnow
Pseudophoxinus evliyae
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Lycian Spring Minnow
Pseudophoxinus fahrettini
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Pisidian Spring
Minnow
Pseudophoxinus firati
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Euphrates Spring
Minnow
Pseudophoxinus handlirschi
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Handlirsch's Minnow
Pseudophoxinus hittitorum
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Hittitic Spring
Minnow
Pseudophoxinus iconii
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Pseudophoxinus maeandri
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Apamean Spring
Minnow
Pseudophoxinus maeandricus
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Menderes Spring
Minnow
Pseudophoxinus mehmeti
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Mehmet's Spring
Minnow
Pseudophoxinus ninae
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Onaç Spring Minnow
Pseudophoxinus turani
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Turan's Minnow
Pseudophoxinus zekayi
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Ceyhan Spring Minnow
Scardinius elmaliensis
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Antalya Rudd
Squalius adanaensis
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Adana Chub
Squalius anatolicus
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Beysehir Dace
Squalius aristotelis
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Tuzla Chub
Squalius cappadocicus
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Cappadocian Chub
Squalius carinus
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Chocolate Chub
Squalius fellowesii
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Aegean Chub
Squalius irideus
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Anatolian Ghizani
Squalius kosswigi
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Striped Chub
Squalius kottelati
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Cilician Pike Chub
Squalius pursakensis
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Sakarya Chub
Squalius recurvirostris
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Aksehir Chub
Squalius semae
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Squalius seyhanensis
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Seyhan Dace
Squalius verepi
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Turcichondrostoma fahirae
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Tefenni Minnow
Vimba mirabilis
(Cypriniformes Leuciscidae) Menderes Bream
Oxynoemacheilus amanos
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Amanos Loach
Oxynoemacheilus anatolicus
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Burdur Loach
Oxynoemacheilus angorae
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Angora Loach
Oxynoemacheilus araxensis
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Aras Loach
Oxynoemacheilus arsaniasus
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Erzurum Loach
Oxynoemacheilus axylos
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Melendiz Loach
Oxynoemacheilus banarescui
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Paphlagonian
Sportive Loach
Oxynoemacheilus
ceyhanensis (Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Elbistan Loach
Oxynoemacheilus chaboras + (Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae)
Oxynoemacheilus ciceki
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Sultan Loach
Oxynoemacheilus cilicicus
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Göksu Loach
Oxynoemacheilus cyri
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Gole Loach
Oxynoemacheilus eliasi
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae)
Oxynoemacheilus ercisianus
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Van Loach
Oxynoemacheilus
eregliensis (Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Central Anatolian Loach
Oxynoemacheilus evreni
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Ceyhan Sportive
Loach
Oxynoemacheilus fatsaensis
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae)
Oxynoemacheilus
germencicus (Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Carian Loach
Oxynoemacheilus hamwii
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Orontes Sportive
Loach
Oxynoemacheilus hazarensis
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Hazar Loach
Oxynoemacheilus isauricus
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae)
Oxynoemacheilus kaynaki
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Melid Loach
Oxynoemacheilus kottelati + (Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae)
Oxynoemacheilus mamaraensis + (Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae)
Oxynoemacheilus
mediterraneus (Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Pamphylian Loach
Oxynoemacheilus melenicus + (Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae)
Oxynoemacheilus muefiti
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae)
Oxynoemacheilus nasreddini
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae)
Oxynoemacheilus paucilepis
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Mancilik Dwarf
Loach
Oxynoemacheilus sakaryaensis + (Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Sakarya Loach
Oxynoemacheilus samanticus
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Kizilirmak
Sportive Loach
Oxynoemacheilus sarus
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae)
Oxynoemacheilus
seyhanensis (Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Samanti Loach
Oxynoemacheilus
seyhanicola (Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Cilician Loach
Oxynoemacheilus simavicus
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Simav Loach
Oxynoemacheilus tigris
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Tigris Loach
Paracobitis salihae
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Göksu Crested Loach
Paraschistura
chrysicristinae (Cypriniformes
Nemacheilidae) Batman Crested Loach
Seminemacheilus ahmeti
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Sultan Crested
Loach
Seminemacheilus attalicus
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae)
Seminemacheilus
dursunavsari (Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Avsar Crested Loach
Seminemacheilus ekmekciae
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae)
Seminemacheilus
ispartensis (Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Southern Pond Loach
Seminemacheilus lendlii
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Anatolian Loach
Turcinoemacheilus ekmekciae + (Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae)
Turcinoemacheilus minimus
(Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae) Ceyhan Loach
Anatolichthys anatoliae
(Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae) Anatolian
Giant Killifish
Anatolichthys danfordii
(Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae) Danford's
Killifish
Anatolichthys fontinalis
(Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae) Burdur
Killifish
Anatolichthys iconii
(Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae) Konya
Killifish
Anatolichthys irregularis
(Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae) Kaklik
Killifish
Anatolichthys maeandricus
(Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae) Maeander
Killifish
Anatolichthys
marassantensis (Cyprinodontiformes
Aphaniidae) Kizilirmak Killifish
Anatolichthys meridionalis
(Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae)
Anatolichthys saldae
(Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae) Salda
Killifish
Anatolichthys splendens
(Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae) Splendid
Killifish
Anatolichthys sureyanus
(Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae) Sureyan
Killifish
Anatolichthys
transgrediens (Cyprinodontiformes
Aphaniidae) Acipinar Killifish
Anatolichthys villwocki
(Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae) Villwock's
Killifish
Kosswigichthys asquamatus
(Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae) Scaleless
Killifish
Paraphanius alexandri
(Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae) İskenderun
Killifish
Paraphanius boulengeri
(Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae) Gölbaşı
Killifish
Paraphanius mentoides
(Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae) Kırkgöz
Killifish
Paraphanius similis
(Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae) Seyhan
Spotted Killifish
Knipowitschia byblisia
(Gobiiformes Gobiidae) Byblis Goby
Knipowitschia caunosi
(Gobiiformes Gobiidae) Köycegiz Dwarf Goby
Knipowitschia mermere
(Gobiiformes Gobiidae) Marmara Goby
Knipowitschia ricasolii
(Gobiiformes Gobiidae) Ephesus Dwarf Goby
Pomatoschistus anatoliae
(Gobiiformes Gobiidae) Göksu River Goby
Ponticola rizensis
(Gobiiformes Gobiidae) Iyidere Goby
Ponticola turani
(Gobiiformes Gobiidae) Aksu Goby
Salmo abanticus
(Salmoniformes Salmonidae) Abant Trout
Salmo araxensis
(Salmoniformes Salmonidae)
Salmo ardahanensis
(Salmoniformes Salmonidae)
Salmo baliki (Salmoniformes Salmonidae)
Salmo brunoi + (Salmoniformes Salmonidae)
Salmo chilo (Salmoniformes Salmonidae)
Chilo Trout
Salmo coruhensis
(Salmoniformes Salmonidae) Coruh Trout
Salmo duhani + (Salmoniformes Salmonidae)
Salmo ekmekciae + (Salmoniformes Salmonidae)
Salmo euphrataeus
(Salmoniformes Salmonidae) Euphrates Trout
Salmo fahrettini
(Salmoniformes Salmonidae) Euphrates Trout
Salmo kottelati
(Salmoniformes Salmonidae) Antalya Trout
Salmo labecula
(Salmoniformes Salmonidae) Seyhan Trout
Salmo munzuricus
(Salmoniformes Salmonidae) Munzur Trout
Salmo murathani
(Salmoniformes Salmonidae)
Salmo okumusi (Salmoniformes Salmonidae)
Okumus Trout
Salmo opimus (Salmoniformes Salmonidae)
Opimus Trout
Salmo platycephalus
(Salmoniformes Salmonidae) Flathead Trout
Salmo tigridis
(Salmoniformes Salmonidae) Tigris Trout
Lampetra lanceolata
(Petromyzontiformes Petromyzontidae) Turkish Brook Lamprey