278. Esmaeilius arakensis (Teimori, Esmaeili, Gholami, Zarei & Reichenbacher, 2012)

Common name. Arak tooth-carp

Taxonomy. Original description: Aphanius arakensis Teimori, Esmaeili, Gholami, Zarei & Reichenbacher, 2012:62, Figs. 2A, B, 5 [Small pond, Namak Lake basin, 34°00'N, 49°50'E, 5 km southeast of the city of Arak, Iran, elevation 1786 m; holotype: ZM-CBSU 10999] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Teimori et al. (2012: 62, Figs. 2A, B, 5).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Namak Lake.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 447-Namak.

Status in Iran. [Endemic].—Goormahi-e Arak.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018) and Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: NE.