Sasanidus kermanshahensi

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Sasanidus kermanshahensi s (Bănărescu and Nalbant, 1966) – Endemic ( Fig. 382)

Noemacheilus kermanshahensis Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1966: 151; Type locality: Kermanshah in the drainage of the Karun River, tributary of lower Tigris, western Iran. Holotype: ZMUC P2787. Paratypes: ZMUC P2788–2794 (7).

Common name: Pr: Loch-e Kermanshah, Sagmahi-e Kermanshah, En: Kermanshah Loach.

Diagnosis: Body cylindrical and flank with a marbled or mottled patternmidlateral stripe, often limited to caudal peduncle, lower and upper part of posteriormost of caudal peduncle with a whitish or yellowish triangular shape and caudal fin slightly emarginated.

Meristic characters: D: 7, A: 5, P: 8–10, V: 6–7, LL: incomplete, reaching to a point slightly in front of dorsal fin origin or below dorsal fin base, SC: only on the posterior part of the body, well-developed on the caudal peduncle, DP: small and pointed, PA: present, SOG: absent or very shallow.

Distribution: Tigris basin ( Fig. 383). Found in Kashkan, Dinevar and Gamasiab Rivers.

Taxonomy: Nalbant and Bianco (1998) placed in Orthrias and Prokofiev (2009) in Oxynoemacheilus , finally Freyhof et al. (2016) transferred it to Sasanidus .

Conservation: IUCN: Not Evaluated, PC: Endangered B2ab(i,ii,iii). Populations of this species are found in low number in the Gamasiab, Dinevar, Bojin, Karkheh Rivers (less than five localities) which are highly affected by drought, pollution and water extraction for agricultural use. We estimate the total AOO of this species to be less than 500 km 2 with a severe decline in EOO. Therefore, we classified it as Endangered.