Characteristics of the External Morphological Features
of the Balkhash Minnow Phoxinus poljakowii (Cyprinidae)
from Tentek River (Alakol-Sasykkol Basin)
D. A. Tagayev* and M. B. Salkymbayeva
Translated by D. Martynova
L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Correspondence to: *e-mail: tagaev_d@enu.kz
Received 24 February, 2016
Abstract—The characteristics of the external morphological features of the Balkhash minnow Phoxinus poljakowii are given for the first time for the population of this endemic central Asian minnow species inhabiting Alakol-Sasykkol basin. The relative stability of the values of the meristic features and a significant variability of the types of the squamation are reported.
Keywords: Balkhash minnow Phoxinus poljakowii, morphology, meristic features, squamation, Alakol-Sassykol basin
DOI: 10.1134/S0032945217020199