285. Esmaeilius shirini (Gholami, Esmaeili, Erpenbeck & Reichenbacher, 2014)

Common name. Shirin tooth-carp

Taxonomy. Original description: Aphanius shirini Gholami, Esmaeili, Erpenbeck & Reichenbacher, 2014: 132, figs. 3a-b [Paselari spring of the Khosroshirin spring-stream system, Khosroshirin Village, Abadeh City, Fars, uppermost reaches of Kor River Basin, 30°53'29.5"N, 52°00'36.8"E, Iran, altitude 2327 m; holotype: ZM-CBSU, ZG151] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Gholami et al. (2014: 132, fig. 3).

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

Status in Iran. [Endemic].—Goormahi-e Khosro shirin.—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 (2023).