Paraschistura alta ( Nalbant and Bianco, 1998 )

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Paraschistura alta ( Nalbant and Bianco, 1998) –

Native ( Fig. 354)

Schistura alta Nalbant [T. T.] & Bianco [P. G.] 1998: 118; Type locality: Helmand River drainage, northeast of Girisk, Kajkai, Afghanistan. Holotype: ZMC P 27115. Paratypes: ISBB uncat. (1), ZMC P 27116 (1).

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

Diagnosis: Medium sized, slender body with large and depressed head, caudal peduncle compressed laterally and short, 1.1–2.5 (mean 1.1) times longer than deep, shallow dorsal adipose keel on caudal peduncle, without procurrent rays, caudal fin forked with pointed lobe. Usually upper lob longer than lower lobe. Small, rounded, deeply embedded scales on caudal peduncle and flanks. Lateral line incomplete, reaching to dorsal fin origin and long Barbels.

Meristic characters: D: 7–8, A: 5, P: 6–7 (7), V: 6–7, LL: Lateral line incomplete, reaching to dorsal fin origin, SC: caudal peduncle and flanks, DP: absent, PA: present, SOG: present.

Distribution: Sistan basin ( Fig. 355). Found in Hirmand River and Chah nime Lakes ( Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015a).

Taxonomy: Freyhof et al. (2015) placed in Paraschistura .

Conservation: IUCN: Not Evaluated, PC: Data Deficient. It is distributed in Iran and Afghanistan but there is very few known on its distribution range, population size and conservation status. Therefore, there is not enough information to accurately assess this species.