Eidinemacheilus, Segherloo, Ghaedrahmati & Freyhof, 2016

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 470

Eidinemacheilus

The two species are troglomorphic inhabitants of underground waters in the Zagros Mountains. They are superficially quite different, and molecular data suggest that both are not closely related. The phylogenetic relationships of Eidinemacheilus and other genera remain unresolved. Eidinemacheilus may be a relict genus in the Zagros, but the diversity of nemacheilid loaches in South Asia needs to be better understood. Therefore, epigean Eidinemacheilus species may be found there in the future. As troglomorphic fishes lack colour patterns and face very different evolutionary challenges, potential epigean Eidinemacheilus should be identified by molecular characters. Further reading. Hashemzadeh Segherloo et al. 2016b (description & phylogeny).