62. Paraschistura hormuzensis Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger, 2015

Common name. Hormuz loach

Taxonomy. Original description: Paraschistura hormuzensis Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger, 2015: 28, figs. 29-33 [Hormozgan Province, Rudan River at Abnama bridge, a tributary of Minab River, 27°28'24"N, 57°15'14"E, Iran; holotype: ZM-CBSU J3168] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Freyhof et al. (2015: 28, fig. 29).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Makran.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 451-Northern Hormuz Drainages.

Status in Iran. [Endemic].—Loch mahi-e Hormuz.—Recorded from Iran in the original description by Freyhof et al. (2015); 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.