Oxynoemacheilus persa (Heckel, 1847)
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820907 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FDB7-FDFF-2885-F9BCFC86FBDD |
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Felipe |
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Oxynoemacheilus persa |
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Oxynoemacheilus persa View in CoL
Common name. Persian loach.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from Oxynoemacheilus tongiorgii , it is only other congeneric in Iranian Kor drainages by: ● caudal deeply emarginate / ● no dorsal crest on caudal peduncle. Size up to 78 mm SL.
Distribution. Iran: Kor basin, Helleh, and Mond drainages.
Habitat. Moderately fast-flowing waters in springs, streams, and rivers with gravel substrate.
adipose crest or ridge / ○ flank covered by scales. Size up to 76 mm SL.
Distribution. Türkiye: Mancınık, Çetinkaya, and Kalkım drainages in upper Euphrates.
Habitat. Moderately or slowly flowing waters in streams with gravel substrate.
Biology. No data.
Conservation status. EN; appears to be declining within its very small range.
Further reading. Erk’akan et al. 2007 (description).
Biology. Spawns May and June.
Conservation status. VU; appears to be declining within its small range.
Remarks. Oxynoemacheilus farsicus is a synonym.
Further reading. Nalbant & Bianco 1998 ( Oxynoemacheilus farsicus ); Mirghiyasi et al. 2016 (spawning time); Esmaeili et al. 2019 (phylogeography).
Oxynoemacheilus phasicus ; Rioni drainage, Georgia; 65 mm SL © R. Lennigk.
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Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile |
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