Oxynoemacheilus tongiorgii (Nalbant & Bianco, 1998)
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820933 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FD8C-FDC6-28AB-F94EFCCCF9BF |
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Felipe |
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Oxynoemacheilus tongiorgii |
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Oxynoemacheilus tongiorgii View in CoL
Common name. Kor loach.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from Oxynoemacheilus persa , the only other congeneric in Iranian Kor and Mond drainages by: ● caudal slightly emarginate or truncate / ● shallow dorsal crest on caudal peduncle. Size up to 62 mm SL.
Distribution. Iran: Kor drainage.
Habitat. Moderately fast-flowing to standing waters of springs and streams with muddy bottoms.
Biology. No data.
Conservation status. EN; appears to be declining within its very small range.
Remarks. Previously thought to be a species of Seminemacheilus , but molecular data show that it belongs to
Oxynoemacheilus . Originally described from Kol drainage, which is a mistake.
Further reading. Nalbant & Bianco 1998 (description); Freyhof et al. 2011 (generic position).
Oxynoemacheilus tongiorgii ; Kor drainage, Iran; male, ~ 50 m SL.
Oxynoemacheilus veyselorum ; Aras drainage, Türkiye; ~ 80 mm SL.© M. Özuluğ.
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