kellei, Cobitis Erk'akan [F.], Atalay-Ekmekçi [F. G.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1998:10, Figs. 1 A-E [Turkish Journal of Zoology v. 22 (no. 1); ref. 24119] Göksu stream, Tigris catchment, Cinar, Diyarbakir, Turkey. Holotype: ISBB 4682. Paratypes: ISBB 4683 (1). •Valid as Cobitis kellei Erk'akan, Atalay-Ekmekçi & Nalbant 1998 -- (Erk'akan et al. 1999:14 [ref. 25143], Fricke et al. 2007:48 [ref. 29533], Kottelat 2012:26 [ref. 32367], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2015:561 [ref. 33668], Çiçek et al. 2015:148 [ref. 35151], Erk'akan et al. 2017:88 [ref. 35341], Çiçek et al. 2018:17 [ref. 36267], Freyhof et al. 2018:23 [ref. 36385], Çiçek et al. 2020:244 [ref. 37644], Çiçek et al. 2023:336 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:52 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Cobitis kellei Erk'akan, Atalay-Ekmekçi & Nalbant 1998. Cobitidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: Göksu River drainage, upper Tigris River [Dicle Nehri] basin (Persian Gulf tributary), Diyarbakιr Province (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.