212. Glyptothorax cous (Linnaeus, 1766)

Common name. Catfish

Taxonomy. Original description: Silurus cous Linnaeus, 1766: 504 [Qweik River, at Aleppo, Syria; holotype: BMNH 1955.6.25.2] .

Revisions. Freyhof et al. (2021: 465), Sayyadzadeh et al. (2022).

Illustrations. Freyhof et al. (2021: figs. 10-17), Sayyadzadeh et al. (2022: 22, fig. 9).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Tigris.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 441-Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Gorbemahi.—First record from Iran by Sayyadzadeh et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: NE.