Carasobarbus hajhosseini, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Kaya, Vatandoust & Ghanavi, 2024
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17819798 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FF0F-FF47-2885-F96AFDC9F9B1 |
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Felipe |
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Carasobarbus hajhosseini |
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Common name. Karkheh kiss-lip himri.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Carasobarbus in Persian Gulf and Mediterranean basins by: ○ 32−34 total lateral-line scales / ○ poorly-developed median lobe on lower lip / ○ no black blotch on posterior caudal peduncle in adults / ○ two pairs of barbels / ○ head length 20−24 % SL / ○ posterior barbel 21−38 % HL / ○ snout length 25−31 % HL. Size up to 150 mm SL.
Distribution. Iran: Gamasiab, Kahman, Kashkan, and Seymareh, all in Karkheh drainage.
Habitat. Poorly known; seem to inhabit deep, summer-warm mountain river stretches with fast-flowing water and gravel bottoms.
Biology. No data.
Conservation status. VU.
Further reading. Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2024 (description).
Habitat of Carasobarbus kosswigi , free-flowing upper reaches of Lesser Zab in Iraq.
Carasobarbus kosswigi ; Lesser Zab, Iraq; 137 mm SL.
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