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Of the 481 bird species identified, 23 species are under threat, although only one is not endemic.
Some of the threatened bird species are as follows:

y Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus Crispus),
y Lesser White-fronted goose (Anser Erythropus),
y Red-breasted goose (Branta Ruficollis),
y Redhead goose (Aythya Ferina),

y White-headed duck (Oxyura Leucocephala),
y Greater spotted eagle (Clanga Clanga),
y Eastern imperial eagle (Aquila Heliaca),
y Lesser kestrel (Falco Naumanni),
y Corn crake (Crex Crex),

y Toy (Otis Tarda),
y Slender-billed curlew (Numenius Tenuirostris).

The Bald Ibis (Geronticus Eremita), whose natural population is extinct, is under active protecti-
on. The majority of other bird species are also among the species requiring protection.
Of the 161 mammal species registered in Türkiye, 37 subspecies and/or varieties are endemic.
Of these species, 23 are threatened and under protection. Gazelle (Gazella Subgutturosa), Hatay
Mountain Gazelle (Gazella Gazella), fallow deer (Cervus Dama) and mouflon (Ovis Orientalis),
which are naturally spread in Türkiye, can be counted among the important species. In addition,
Hyena Hyena (Hyena Hyena) is a rare species. Panther (Panthera Pardus Tulliana), Caspian Tiger
(Panthera Dicle Virgata) and Lion (Panthera Leo Persica) are known to be extinct in Anatolia.

There are no endemic and threatened species of marine fish. However, 70 of the 236 species
spread in fresh waters are endemic and 4 species have been extinct. Some of the endemic and
threatened species in fresh waters are as follows;

y Tooth carp (Aphanius Asquamatus),
y Beyşehir bleak (Alburnus Akili),
y Pearl fish (Alburnus Timarensis),

y Feeler (Barbus Plebejus Kosswiigi),
y Eğirdir barb (Capoeta Antalyensis),
y Gudgeon (Gobio Gobio İnsuyanus),
y Dicle chub (Leuciscus Kurui),
y Abant trout (Salmo Trutta Abanticus),

y Van bleak (Alburnus Tarichi).

Although the invertebrate fauna of Türkiye is not as well known as the vertebrate fauna, iit’s
known that the number of identified species is 30,000 while the total estimated number is
60,000-80,000. The rate of endemism in invertebrate animal groups is also very high.

MoAF Directorate General of Fisheries and Aquaculture is the competent management authority
for aquaculture products including terrestrial invertebrates, molluscs, bivalves, plants found in
seas and inland waters, their eggs and marine mammals.

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