Oxynoemacheilus ciceki, new nemacheilid species (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae) from the Sultan Marsh, Kayseri Province, Turkey

A new species of nemacheilid fish, Oxynoemacheilus ciceki sp. n. is described from the Sultan Marsh, Kayseri Province, Turkey. The species differs from its congeners in the combination of the following characters: flank yellowish brown or pale gray with irregular spot; cheeks with numerous tiny spots; lacking scale; thinner caudal peduncle; complete lateral line; 4 central and 4 lateral pores in the supra-temporal canal; lower lip thick with a deep median interruption and marked furrows and small median incision in upper lip

CO2 Storage in Abandoned Coal Mines

Emissions CO2 into the atmosphere have become a serious concern worldwide. Despite efforts to reduce the CO2 concentration, global CO2 emissions are increasing, and are estimated to be almost twice the current emissions by 2040 unless mitigating techniques are adopted. Many methods have been introduced to mitigate CO2 emissions to the atmosphere. One of them is to capture CO2 from stationary sources and transport, and store it in abandoned coal mines. CO2 can be stored in abandoned coal mines in three states: free in empty spaces, adsorbed on the remaining coal or dissolved in mine water. The amount of storage could be significant depending on geological characteristics of mines and engineering design parameters. It would also be possible to recover some CH4 which could offset the cost of the project. A review of the previous studies completed on CO2 sequestration in abandoned coal mines around the world and preliminary assessments of the potential in Australia are presented

Seminemacheilus ahmeti, a new species of nemachelid from sultan marshes, Turkey

Seminemacheilus ahmeti, new species, is described from Sultan Marshes, Kızılırmak Basin, Kayseri Province, Turkey. This species is distinguished from the other members of the genus by a combination of the following characters: irregular dark brown spots on the dorsal and lateral faces of the head, longer head with blunt snout, reduced and separated orbitosphenoids, and wider and larger actinosts and connection of the coracoid to the cleithrum in pectoral girdle. It is also diagnosed from S. ispartensis and S. lendlii by seven fixed, diagnostic nucleotide substitutions in the mtDNA COI barcode region, and a K2P nearest-neighbour distance of 5.5% and 2.1%, respectively

Kaudal osteoloji ve Garra cinsi filogenisi uygulaması

Among cyprinid family, little information is available about the phylogentic relationships of the members of genus Garra in Iran. The structure of caudal skeleton as a valuable source in taxonomic studies of fishes can help to determine their systematic position. Hence, t his study was conducted to compare the osteological features of caudal fin skeleton and reconstructing phylogenic tree of the Iranian members of genus Garra. For this purpose, five specimens of every selected (except Iran blind carp with two specimens from each morphotype) taxon were cleared and stained to examine the osteological characteristics of their caudal fin skeleton. Also, Kura barbel (Barbus cyri) and Barzam (Capoeta trutta) were designed as outgroup. The results showed that members of Garra constitute a monophyletic group. The results revealed that the caudal skeleton features cannot discriminate the members of genus Garra at the level of species because of small number of extractable characters and their states.Cyprinidae familyası içerisinde, İran’da dağılım gösteren Garra cinsi üyelerinin filogenetik ilişkileri ile ilgili az sayıda araştırma bulunmaktadır. Kaudal yüzgeç iskeleti yapısı, balıkların sistematik pozisyonlarının belirlenmesine yardımcı olan, taksonomik çalışmalarda kullanılabilen bir karakterdir. Bu sebeple, bu çalışmada Garra cinsinin İran’daki türlerinin filogenetik ilişkilerini belirlemek amacı ile kaudal yüzgeç iskeletlerinin kemik yapısı karşılaştırılmıştır. Bu amaçla seçilen taksonlara ait beşer bireye kaudal yüzgeç iskeletlerinin osteolojik karakterlerinin belirlenmesi amacı ile şeffaflandırma yöntemi (cleared-stained) uygulanmıştır. Çalışmada Barbus cyri ve Capoeta trutta dış grup olarak kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre; Garra üyeleri monofiletik bir grup oluşturmuştur. Sonuçlar kaudal yüzgeç iskeletlerinin Garra cinsi için tür düzeyinde ayrımında kullanılamayacağını göstermiştir

Freshwater fish fauna and evaluation of ecological quality based on eurasian fish ındex (eafı 1.0) of Sultan marshes

The aim of this study is to represent ichthyofauna of Sultan Marshes and estimate ecological quality of the marshes based on EurAsian Fish Index (EAFI 1.0). Sampling studies was carried out between March 2016 and June 2018, a total of 16 species belonging to 6 families were identified from studied area: Alburnus chalcoides, Aphanius danfordii, Capoeta damascina, C. tinca, Cobitis joergbohleni, Cyprinus carpio, Esox lucius, Garra turcica, Oncorhynchus mykiss, O. angorae, O. ciceki, O. seyhanensis, Pseudophoxinus elizavetae, Seminemacheilus ahmeti, Squalius seyhanensis and Tinca tinca. Of these five species (A. danfordii, C. joergbohleni, O. ciceki, P. elizavetae and S. ahmeti) are local endemic for the marshes. Gambusia holbrooki was reported from the marshes in the previous studies, was not caught during study period. On the other hand, a total of 9 exotic fish species live in the Sultan Marsh and in the waters connected with the marsh. By the way some species are originally Seyhan Basin elements found in the marsh because of water transfer from Zamantı River is a tributary of the Seyhan River. Estimated EAFI value for different part of the marsh was 4 (Bad) to 24 (Good) with the mean value of 17.7 (Moderate) showing negative effect of invasive species to decrease the EAFI value

Comparison of the caudal skeleton and phylogeny of the genus Garra Hamilton 1822 in Iran using caudal fin skeleton

Among cyprinid family, little information is available about the phylogenetic relationships of the members of genus Garra in Iran. The structure of caudal skeleton as a valuable source in taxonomic studies of fishes can help to determine their systematic position. Hence, this study was conducted to compare the osteological features of caudal fin skeleton and reconstructing phylogenic tree of the Iranian members of genus Garra. For this purpose, five specimens of every selected (except Iran blind carp with two specimens from each morphotype) taxon were cleared and stained to examine the osteological characteristics of their caudal fin skeleton. Also, Kura barbel (Barbus cyri) and Barzam (Capoeta trutta) were designed as outgroup. The results showed that members of Garra constitute a monophyletic group. The results revealed that the caudal skeleton features cannot discriminate the members of genus Garra at the level of species because of small number of extractable characters and their states