Pseudophoxinus battalgilae


Pseudophoxinus battalgilae, also known as the Beysehir minnow or Tuz Lake spring minnow, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. It is found in Lake Beyşehir and Lake Tuz in Central Anatolia, Turkey.
Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Turkish ichthyologist Fahire Battalgil, who in the authors words "contributed considerably to the knowledge of Turkish freshwater fishes".