98. Carasobarbus luteus (Heckel, 1843)

Common name. Mesopotamian himri

Taxonomy. Original description: Systomus luteus Heckel, 1843a: 1061 [71] [Mosul, Iraq; lectotype: NMW 54253: 2; lectotype selected by Borkenhagen & Krupp (2013: 37)] .

Revisions. Ekmekçi & Bănărescu (1998: 90); Borkenhagen et al. (2011: 328); Borkenhagen & Krupp (2013: 34).

Illustrations. Heckel (1843: pl. 6, fig. 1); Borkenhagen & Krupp (2013: 38, figs. 23-24).

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

Status in Iran. [Native].—Hemri Beinolnahrain.—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: LC.