186. Alburnus sellal Heckel, 1843

Common name. Sellal bleak

Taxonomy. Original description: Alburnus sellal Heckel, 1843a: 1082 [92] [Kueik (Qweik River), Aleppo, Syria; syntypes: NMW 55664-67 (1, 2, 4, 2); RMNH 2666 (2)] .

Revisions. Bogutskaya (1997: 167); Mohammadian-Kalat et al. (2017); Birecikligil et al. (2016: 47).

Illustrations. Heckel (1843b: pl. 11, fig. 1).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Esfahan, Tigris, Kor River, Lake Maharlu, Persis, Hormuz.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 441-Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates, 449- Esfahan, 451-Northern Hormuz Drainages.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Shah kuli-e jonubi.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.