Oxynoemacheilus mersudae, the Isiki loach, is a species of stone loach from the genus Oxynoemacheilus. It is endemic to the Lake Isikli basin in central Anatolia, Turkey where it is known from four springs.[1]
Oxynoemacheilus mersudae was first formally described in 2012 by the Turkish biologist Füsun Erk'Akan and is named in honour of Erk’akan’s mother, Mesude Kaynak.[3]
Oxynoemacheilus mersudae, the Isiki loach, is a species of stone loach from the genus Oxynoemacheilus. It is endemic to the Lake Isikli basin in central Anatolia, Turkey where it is known from four springs.
Oxynoemacheilus mersudae was first formally described in 2012 by the Turkish biologist Füsun Erk'Akan and is named in honour of Erk’akan’s mother, Mesude Kaynak.