53. Paracobitis molavii Freyhof Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Geiger, 2014

Common name Molavi’s crested loach

Taxonomy Original description: Paracobitis molavii Freyhof Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Geiger, 2014: 25, figs. 15–18 [Sulaymaniyah Province, Zalm at Khurmal, 35°18.38’N, 45°58.26’E, Iraq; holotype: ZFMK 56826] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Freyhof et al. (2014: 25, figs. 15–18).

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

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