Acanthobrama microlepis (De Filippi, 1863) Fig. 5a
Common / local names.
Blackbrow bream / Kura akçapağı *.
IUCN status.
Least concern (LC).
Examined material.
FFR 1172, Stream Cakir, 3 km south of Çakıldere, Kura drainage, 40.9669N, 42.5861E . - FFR 1167, Stream Oelcek at Ölçek, Kura drainage, 41.1340N, 42.8560E . - FFR 1170, Stream Dogruyol at Doğruyol, Aras drainage, 41.0620N, 43.3450E . - FFR 1196, Aras River at Köprüçay, 39.9699N, 41.8883E . Not preserved, Aras River 4 km west of Donandı, 40.1097N, 43.4349E . - FFR 1165, Stream Gaziler, 2 km west of Donandı, Aras drainage, 40.1097N, 43.4349E .
Distribution in the area.
Kura and Aras River drainages in northeastern Turkey.
Note.
Both molecular (Perea et al. 2010) and morphologic ( Küçük et al. 2014) studies suggested the synonymization of the genus Acanthalburnus with Acanthobrama . Therefore, this species is now under the genus Acanthobrama .