Oxynoemacheilus brandtii (Kessler, 1877)

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Oxynoemacheilus brandtii (Kessler, 1877) – Native ( Fig. 300)

Nemachilus brandtii Kessler [K. F.] 1877: 174; Type locality: Upper Kura River at Tbilis, Georgia, Eurasia. Syntypes: (5) BMNH 1897.7.5.39 [ex ZIN] (1) Tiflis, ZIN 2923 (4, lost in 1924).

Nemacheilus brandtii gibbusnazus Elanidze [R. F.] 1983; Type locality: Upper reaches of Alazani River at Alvani Village, Left bank tributary of Kura River basin, Georgia [Eurasia].

Common name: Loch mahi Kora, En : Kura loach. Diagnosis: Forked caudal fin with pointed lobes, thin caudal peduncle a banded colour pattern on flanks.

Meristic characters: D: 7–9, A: 5, P: 9–12, V: 6–8, LL: complete, SC: whole body, DP: weak and small, PA: present, SOG: present.

Distribution: Caspian Sea and Urmia Lake basins ( Fig. 301). Found in Balekhlo, Qarasu, Aras, Kalibar, Ala Joje, Ghale chay, Barandoz, Beytas, Kotar, Gedar chay and Zarineh rivers.

Taxonomy: Berg (1949) placed in Nemacheilus (as Nemachilus ), Bǎnǎrescu et al. (1978) in Orthrias , Erk’akan et al. (2007) in Barbatula , finally Ninua and Japzzoshvili (2008) placed in Oxynoemacheilus .

Conservation: IUCN: Least Concern ( Freyhof 2014z).