Turcinoemacheilus minimus Common name. Euphrates dwarf loach. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Turcinoemacheilus in West Asia by: ● caudal–peduncle length 6–7 % SL / ● body depth 1.6–1.9 times in head length / ● 4–5 mandibular pores in mandibular canal / ○ a row of large irregular, brown, longitudinally elongated blotches along lateral midline, often fused into an irregular-shaped lateral stripe / ○ large, brown saddles on back connected to lateral blotches / ○ caudal slightly emarginate / ○ anus situated at middle or in front of middle between pelvic and anal origins / ○ no dark-brown blotch on side of anal base. Size up to 50 mm SL. Distribution. Türkiye:Göksu and Kahta in Euphrates drainage. Habitat. Fast-flowing sections of small rivers and streams, usually in rapids and riffles with coarse gravel or rocks. Inhabits interspaces in gravel. Biology. No data. Conservation status. EN; restricted to a small area where it is in decline. Further reading. Esmaeili et al. 2014c (description); Kaya et al. 2024d (re-diagnosis, distribution).

Published as part of Freyhof, Jörg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, GmbH, Berlin / Boston :De Gruyter on page 582, DOI: 10.1515/9783111677811, http://zenodo.org/record/17881367