Paraschistura bampurensis (Nikolskii, 1900)

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Paraschistura bampurensis (Nikolskii, 1900) – Native ( Fig. 358)

Nemacheilus bampurensis Nikolskii [A. M.] 1900: 414 [40]; Type locality: Kjagur and Kashin [Kaekin] rivers, Bampur River near Bazman, Iran. Syntypes: ZIN 11698–99 (6+, 4).

Nemachilus baluchiorum Zugmayer [E.] 1912: 599; Type locality: Panjgur, Baluchistan, Pakistan. Syntypes: (13) NMW 19851 (1), ZSM [old collection] (12) lost in WWII.

Common name: Pr: Loch-e Bampur, Sagmahi-e Bampur, En: Bampur loach.

Diagnosis: Flank and back covered by scales, presence of a suborbital flap in males, absence of a dorsal adipose crest and procurrent caudal fin rays on the caudal peduncle, lateral line incomplete and usually reaching beyond dorsal fin base but in some individual reach beyond anal fin origin, caudal fin forked or deeply emarginate, black spot at the base of first dorsal fin rays bold.

Meristic characters: D: 6–7, A: 4–5, P: 8–10, V: 6–7, LL: Lateral line incomplete, ending in front of the dorsal fin level, SC: anterior third to a quarter of the body is scaleless, DP: present, PA: present, SOG: present.

Distribution: Mashkid, Makran and Hamun-e Jaz Murian basins ( Fig. 359). Found in Karvander, Sarbaz, Delfart, Kormadkor, Kajou, Irandegan and Saravan rivers.

Taxonomy: Coad (1991) placed in Nemacheilus, Nalbant and Bianco (1998) in Schistura and Prokofiev (2009) transferred to Paraschistura .

C o n s e r v a t i o n: I U C N: N o t E v a l u a t e d, P C: Least Concern. This species is widespread across its distribution range with high population size. Therefore, we classified it as Least Concern.