135. Luciobarbus brachycephalus (Kessler, 1872)

Common name. Aral barbel

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus brachycephalus Kessler, 1872: 52 [8], pl. 7, figs. 9-11 [Syr-Darya River, central Asia; syntypes: NMW 53971-73 (1, 2, 1); ZIN 5759 (1, not found in 2000), 5878 (1, not found in 1996 or 2000)] .

Revisions. Berg (1949: 702) as Barbus brachycephalus .

Illustrations. Berg (1949: 703-704, figs. 457-459) as Barbus brachycephalus .

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages, 450-Turan Plain.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Sas mahi-e sar kochak.—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: VU.