159. Tinca tinca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common name. Tench

Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus tinca Linnaeus, 1758: 321 [European lakes; no types known].

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020: 101, fig. 179).

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

Status in Iran. [Native].—Lay mahi.—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: LC.