32. Oxynoemacheilus brandtii (Kessler, 1877)

Common name. Kura loach

Taxonomy. Original description: Nemachilus brandtii Kessler, 1877: 174, pl. 6 (fig. 23) [Upper Kura River at Tbilis, Georgia, Eurasia; syntypes: (5) BMNH 1897.7.5.39 [ex ZIN] (1) Tiflis, ZIN 2923 (4, lost in 1924)] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020:163, fig. 300).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea, Lake Orumiyeh.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages, 445-Orumiyeh.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Loch mahi-e Kora.—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.