Alburnoides petrubanarescui, Bogutskaya & Coad, 2009
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820210 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FE9C-FED6-28AB-F96BFECBF9F5 |
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Felipe |
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Alburnoides petrubanarescui |
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Alburnoides petrubanarescui View in CoL
Common name. Urmia spirlin.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Alburnoides in Iranian endorheic basins by: ○ 8−11½, usually 9−10½ branched anal rays / ○ usually 7½, rarely 8½ branched dorsal rays / ○ horizontal eye diameter smaller than interorbital distance / ○ mouth subterminal, tip of mouth cleft situated at a horizontal line with
lower margin of eye / ○ ventral keel completely covered by scales / ○ snout stout, markedly rounded / ○ 42−49+2−3, usually 43−48+2−3, lateral-line scales / ○ 6−8 gill rakers. Size up to 109 mm SL.
Distribution. Iran and Türkiye: Simineh, Zarrineh, Mahabad, Nazlu, Talkheh, and Shahr in Lake Urmia basin.
Habitat. Fast-flowing streams with gravel and sand substrate.
Biology. No data.
Alburnoides qanati ; Kor basin, Iran; ~ 80 mm SL.
Conservation status. EN; seems to be declining within its very small range. Has disappeared from all tributaries in Iran except Nazlu.
Further reading. Bogutskaya & Coad 2009 (description); Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2015c (review); Kaya 2020b (records from Türkiye).
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