Paracobitis abrishamchianorum, Mousavi-Sabet, Vatandoust, Geiger & Freyhof, 2019

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 543

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820947

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FD86-FDCD-28AB-FF5EFD9DF98E

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scientific name

Paracobitis abrishamchianorum
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Paracobitis abrishamchianorum

Common name. Caspian crested loach.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Paracobitis by: ○ axillary pelvic lobe large and well developed, usually with free tip / ○ scales sparsely set on flank between dorsal origin and anal base, densely set on caudal peduncle / ○ posterior narial opening roundish / ○ caudal emarginate / ○ dorsal origin usually slightly behind a vertical through pelvic origin, rarely above or in front / ○ caudal rays hyaline with an irregular pattern of dark-brown or black spots and elongated blotches often organised in 1–2 wide, irregularly shaped bars. Size up to 110 mm SL.

Paracobitis atrakensis ; Atrak, Iran; ~ 125 mm SL.

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