231. Anatirostrum profundorum (Berg, 1927)

Common name. Duckbill pugolovka

Taxonomy. Original description: Benthophilus profundorum Berg, 1927: 335, figs. 5-8 [Southern Caspian Sea, 37°58'N, 52°22'E, depth 294 meters; syntypes: ZIN 23134 (now 14)] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Zarei et al. (2022a: 163, fig. 7).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 452-Caspian Marine.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Gav mahi-e nok ordaki.—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: LC.