269. Atherina caspia Eichwald, 1831

Common name. Caspian silverside

Taxonomy. Original description: Atherina presbyter var. caspia Eichwald, 1831: 72 [Caspian Sea. No types known].

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020: 271, fig. 495).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages, 450-Turan Plain, 452-Caspian Marine.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Shishe mahi.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: NE.