Aphanius farsicus Teimori, Esmaeili and Reichenbacher, 2011

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Aphanius farsicus Teimori, Esmaeili and Reichenbacher, 2011 – Endemic

Cyprinodon persicus Jenkins [J. T.] 1910: 125; Type locality: Spring on the edge of Shiraz Lake, southern Iran. Syntypes: ZSI F9403– 04 (2).

Aphanius farsicus Teimori [A.], Esmaeili [H. R.] & Reichenbacher [B.] 2011: 55; Type locality: Spring on the edge of Shiraz [Maharlu] Lake, southern Iran. Syntypes: ZSI F9403–04 (2).

Common name: Pr: Gormahi farsi, En: Fars tooth-carp.

Diagnosis: Females of this species are barred where all other Aphanius species in this area of southern Iran have spotted females. The distribution is apparently limited to the Lake Maharlu basin near Shiraz.

Meristic characters: D: 10–14, A: 10–12, P: 14– 17, V: 5–7, LS: 23–29, GR: 9–13, FB: 10–16.

Distribution: Lake Maharlu basin ( Fig. 476). Found in Barm-e-Shur spring.

Taxonomy: Teimori et al. (2011) show that Brachylebias persicus Priem, 1908 , a Late Miocene species from northwest Iran, is distinct from the modern species and introduce A. farsicus as a replacement name for A. persicus (Jenkins, 1910) .

Conservation: IUCN: Not Evaluated, PC: Endangered B2ab(i,ii,iii)c(i,ii). Populations of this species are affected highly by the recent years severe drought in the region, water extraction for agricultural use and water pollution. This species is only found in few localities (less than 5) in Lake Maharlu basin and its total area of occupancy do not exceed 500 km 2. Consequently, we classified it as Endangered.