Eidinemacheilus proudlovei
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820743 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FE49-FE05-2B1B-FD37FD99FBAE |
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Felipe |
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Eidinemacheilus proudlovei |
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Eidinemacheilus proudlovei View in CoL
Common name. Tabin blind loach.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from E. smithi by: ● dorsal adipose crest absent / ● 8+8 or 8+7 branched caudal rays / ● jaws enlarged / ● head canal system fully developed. Size up to 54 mm SL.
Distribution. Iraq: An aquifer near Kanishok in Tabin drainage. Tabin flows into Lesser Zab.
Habitat. Underground waters.
Biology. No data.
Conservation status. LC; as with all subterranean species, its distribution is difficult to understand, and threat levels may be low.
Further reading. Freyhof et al. 2016b (description).
Eidinemacheilus proudlovei ; ephemeral spring in Tabin Gorge; Iraq; ~ 50 mm SL.
Eidinemacheilus smithi ; Loven, Iran; 28 mm SL.
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