Alburnus chalcoides (Güldenstaedt, 1772)

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Alburnus chalcoides (Güldenstaedt, 1772) – Native ( Fig. 223)

Cyprinus clupeoides Pallas [P. S.] 1776: 704; Type locality: Terek River, Caspian Sea basin, Russia. No types known.

Leuciscus albuloides Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1844: 298; Type locality: Iran rivers.

Leuciscus mento Valenciennes [A.] (ex Agassiz) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1844: 271; Type locality: Danube River , Austria. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000–3894.

Alburnus longissimus Warpachowski [N. A.] 1892: 154; Type locality: Geotapinka River, Lenkoran District, Azerbaijan. Syntypes: BMNH 1891.10.7.28 [ex ZIN] (1); ZIN 8653–54 (2, 6+).

Alburnus latissimus Kamensky [S. N.] 1901: 120 [German p. 191]; Type locality: Mouth of Kura River , Caspian Sea basin, Azerbaijan. Holotype (unique):?ZMT (not at ZIN).

Alburnus chalcoides aralensis Berg [L. S.] 1923: 272, 506; Type locality: Vozrozhdenie Island, Aral Sea. No types known.

Alburnus (Chalcalburnus) chalcoides sapancae Battalgil [F.] 1941: 179; Type locality: Lake Sapanca, western Anatolia, Turkey. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown.

Chalcalburnus chalcoides iranicus Svetovidov [A. N.] 1945: 144; Type locality: Near Shakhi, Talar River basin, entering Caspian Sea, Iran. Syntypes: (several) ZIN 31221 (4), 31222 (6+).

Common name: Pr: Shah Kuli, Kuli, Kas-e kuli, En: Shemaya.

Diagnosis: The short, naked ventral keel, usually 8 branched dorsal fin rays, caudal peduncle depth 1.9–2.4 times in its length, nuptial males with few, large tubercles, lacking dark midlateral stripe and distribution can be used to identify this species.

Meristic characters: D: II–III (III) 7–9 (8), A: III 12–16 (14–15), P: 13–16 (15–16), V: 7–9 (8), GR: 18–25 (20–22), LL: 54–74, TV: 42–45.

Distribution: Caspian Sea basin ( Fig. 224). Found in Atrak, Gorgan, Ghara su, Shafarud, Tajan, Babol, Haraz, Sardab, Aras, Valiabad, Tonekabon, Pol-e Rud, Kheyroud and Sefidrud rivers, Anzali Wetland, southeast, southwest and south-central Caspian Sea.

Taxonomy: Berg (1949) placed in Chalcalburnus but Bogutskaya (1997) transferred to Alburnus .

Conservation: IUCN: Least Concern ( Freyhof and Kottelat 2008b).