Carasobarbus kosswigi (Ladiges, 1960)
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17819800 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FF0C-FF46-28AB-F98EFDEDFB7C |
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Felipe |
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Carasobarbus kosswigi |
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Carasobarbus kosswigi View in CoL
Common name. Kiss-lip himri.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Carasobarbus in Persian Gulf and Mediterranean basins by: ○ 32−37 total lateral-line scales / ○ well-developed median lobe on lower lip / ● last unbranched dorsal ray longer than head, strongly ossified / ○ head length 25−27 % SL / ○ posterior barbel 13−20 % HL / ○ snout length 36−44 % HL / ○ two pairs of barbels / ○ no black blotch on posterior caudal peduncle / ○ 14−16 circumpeduncular scales. Size up to 180 mm SL.
Distribution. Euphrates and Tigris drainages.
Habitat. Poorly known; seem to inhabit deep, summer-warm mountain river stretches with fast-flowing water and gravel bottoms.
Biology. Feeds on benthic invertebrates.
Conservation status. LC.
Further reading. Ladiges 1960 (description); Tsigenopoulos et al. 2010 (phylogeny); Borkenhagen et al. 2011 (phylogeny); Borkenhagen & Krupp 2013 (description, distribution); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2024 (distribution).
Carasobarbus luteus ; Golabi spring, Iran; 126 mm SL.
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