Barbus karunensis Khaefi, Esmaeili, Geiger and Eagderi, 2017

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Barbus karunensis Khaefi, Esmaeili, Geiger and Eagderi, 2017 – Endemic ( Fig. 53)

Barbus karunensis Khaefi [R.], Esmaeili [H. R.], Geiger [M. F.] & Eagderi [S.] 2017: 106; Type locality: Bashar River at Talegah village 10 km north of Yasuj City, Karun River drainage, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad provinces, Iran, 30°47'27.5"N, 51°25'13.3"E. Holotype: ZM-CBSU G1047. Paratypes: FSJF, ZM-CSBU.

Common name: Pr: Sas mahi Karun, Belizem, Orenj, En: Karun barbel.

Meristic characters: D: IV 8, A: III 5, P: 15–17, V: 8–10 (9), GR: 8–11 (9), LL: 60–70, TV:?.

Distribution: Tigris basin ( Fig. 54). Found in Karun River drainage and Beshar, Sangan, Semirom and Behesht Abad Rivers.

Taxonomy.

Conservation: IUCN: Not Evaluated, PC: Least Concern. This species has many populations across its distribution range and no known major threat appears to affect them; therefore, we classified it as Least Concern.