As a result of the field studies carried out between September 2015 and August 2018, 19 species, including 11 families,
were identified to determine the Ichthyofauna of Aksaray. These are Anatolichthys anatoliae, Atherina boyeri, Capoeta
mauricii, C. tinca, Cobitis turcica, Cyprinus carpio, Gambusia holbrooki, Gobio gymnostethus, Oxynoemacheilus
eregliensis, O. angorae, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Paraphanius similis, Pseudophoxinus crassus, Sander lucioperca,
Seminemacheilius ekmekciae, Silurus glanis, Squalius cappadocicus, S. pursakensis, and Tinca tinca. Of these species, A.
anatoliae, P. similis, C. mauricii, C. tinca, C. turcica, G. gymnostethus, O. eregliensis, O. angorae, P. crassus, S.
cappadocicus, S. pursakensis, and S. ekmekciae are endemic species. Squalius pursakensis, C. tinca, O. mykiss, O. angorae,
and G. holbrooki species are new records for the province