287. Esmaeilius vladykovi (Coad, 1988)

Common name. Zagros tooth-carp

Taxonomy. Original description: Aphanius vladykovi Coad 1988: 115, fig. 1 [Large pool in Shahrestan-e Bakhtiari va Chahar Mahall, 3 kilometers west of Boldaji, Iran, 31°57'N, 51°01'E, elevation about 2380 meters; holotype: NMC 79-0247] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Coad (1988: 115, fig. 1).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Tigris.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.

Status in Iran. [Endemic].—Goormahi-e Zagros.—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: NMC, ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: NE.