TY - JOUR AU - Cicek, Erdogan AU - Eagderi, Soheil AU - Sungur, Sevil AU - Secer, Burak PY - 2021/02/11 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Capoeta baliki Turan, Kottelat, Ekmekí§i & Imamoglu, 2006 a junior synonym of Capoeta tinca (Heckel, 1843) (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) JF - International Journal of Aquatic Biology JA - Intl. J. Aquat. Biol. VL - 9 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.22034/ijab.v0i0.1118 UR - https://ij-aquaticbiology.com/index.php/ijab/article/view/1118 SP - 33-40 AB - <p><em><em>Capoeta baliki </em>was described from Sakarya basin, Turkey. It was distinguished from its nearest congener i.e. <em>C. tinca </em>based on a combination of characters, including fewer serrae along posterior margin of last simple dorsal-fin ray, modally fewer scale rows between lateral line and dorsal-fin origin, fewer vertebrae, deeper and shorter head and slenderer caudal peduncle. We examined the synonymy hypothesis of <em>C.­ baliki</em> and <em>C. tinca</em> by comparing their morphometric, meristic and molecular characters. Based on the results, their morphometric and meristic characters largely overlapped and no character was found to distinguish them. In addition, a low K2P mean genetic divergence of 0.37% <em>C. baliki</em> and<em> C. tinca</em> based on cyt<em>b</em> gene and clustering in same clad showed that they are identical in molecular characters. As no character could be found to clearly distinguish these species, we treat <em>C. baliki</em> as a junior synonym of <em>C. tinca</em>.</em></p> ER -