Capoeta buhsei, Kessler, 1877

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 123

Capoeta buhsei

Common name. Namak scraper.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Capoeta in Iranian endorheic basins by: ○ 82–95 total lateral-line scales / ○ usually 8½ branched dorsal rays / ○ flank beige or brown without small black spots, juveniles and some adults individuals with large black blotches / ○ no groove in front of nares / ○ one pair of barbels / ○ last unbranched dorsal ray soft or moderately ossified, serrated / ○ 14–16 scales between lateral line and dorsal origin / ○ 29–31 circumpeduncular scales / ○ 12–14 gill rakers, 7–10 on lower limb / ○ 10–11 scales between lateral line and anal origin. Size up to 230 mm SL.

Distribution . Iran: Qom, Qareh chai, Jaj, Karaj, Khar, Kan and Mazlaghan drainages in Lake Namak basin. Hable, Nam, Qolrudbar and Boneh Koh in Western Kavir basin.

Habitat. Streams with sand, mud or gravel bottom.

Biology. Feeds on periphyton.

Conservation status. LC.

Further reading. Alwan 2010 (morphology, phylogeny); Alwan et al. 2016a (morphology, phylogeny); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2017b (phylogeny, morphology); Zareian & Esmaeili 2017 (description); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020 (distribution); Coad 2021a (biology, morphology).

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Capoeta buhsei

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