Cyprinion mhalense, Alkahem & Behnke, 1983
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FF1E-FF54-28AB-F9F7FD2BFB74 |
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Felipe |
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Cyprinion mhalense View in CoL
Common name. Dawasir lotak.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Cyprinion in Arabian Peninsula by: ● usually 40−44 total lateral-line scales / ● 19−22 circumpeduncular scales / ● 8−9 scales between lateral line and dorsal origin / ○ last unbranched dorsal ray long, thick,serrated along almost entire length in large individuals. Size up to 160 mm SL.
Distribution. Saudi Arabia: Pleistocene and extant tributaries of Wadi ad-Dawasir, which flows to interior of Peninsula,
Further reading. Kafuku 1969 (morphology); Bănărescu & Herzig-Straschil 1995 (morphology, distribution); Daştan et al. 2012 (genetic diversity); Kaya et al. 2016 (distribution); Keivany et al. 2016 (distribution); Nasri et al. 2018 (morphology); Coad 2021a (biology, morphology).
including wadis Turabah, Afrak, Shuqub, Buwah, Shumrukh, Noaman, and Habayaba, between 1390 and 1830 m above sea level.
Habitat. Wadis with large seasonal variations in flow.
Biology. No data.
Conservation status. LC.
Further reading. Alkahem & Behnke 1983 (description); Krupp 1983 (description); Freyhof et al. 2020 (distribution, identification).
Cyprinion microphthalmum ; Makran, Iran; 140 mm SL. Cyprinion microphthalmum ; Minhab, Iran, about 100 mm SL.
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