Paraschistura bampurensis (Nikolskii, 1900)

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 558

Paraschistura bampurensis

Common name. Bampur loach.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Paraschistura in West Asia by: ○ snout pointed / ○ flank and back covered by scales / ○ 11–18 dark-brown bars on flank usually narrower than interspaces, especially on caudal peduncle / ○ lateral line incomplete, usually reaching beyond dorsal base, beyond anal origin in some individuals / ○ caudal forked or deeply emarginate / ○ suborbital flap present in male, triangular, not overlapping horizontal slit below flap / ○ a bold black spot at base of first dorsal rays / ○ dorsal adipose crest absent /

Paraschistura cristata ; Hari drainage, Iran; 59 mm SL. © H. Mousavi-Sabet.

○ usually 8½ branched dorsal rays / ○ pelvic reaching to about 1–2 eye diameter in front of anus / ○ pelvic origin below first or second branched dorsal ray. Size up to 60 mm SL.

Distribution. Iran and Pakistan: Mashkid and Khash drainages, eastern tributaries of Jazmurian basin, Sarhe, Sarbaz, and Bahukalat drainages in Makran region.

Habitat. Moderately to rapidly flowing freshwater streams in mountain and desert landscapes.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. LC.

Further reading. Freyhof et al. 2015 (diagnosis).