163. Romanogobio persus (Günther, 1899)

Common name. Persian gudgeon

Taxonomy. Original description: Gobio persa Günther, 1899: 386, pl. 23 (fig. B) [Ocksa in the Gader Chai, northwestern Iran; Syntypes: BMNH 1899.9.30.90-96 (7)] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020: 106, fig. 187).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Lake Orumiyeh.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 445-Orumiyeh.

Status in Iran. [Endemic].—Kapor kafzi-e Parsi.—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: None.

Conservation. —IUCN: NE.