Oxynoemacheilus gyndes Freyhof & Abdullah, 2017

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Jawad, Laith, Eagderi, Soheil, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Mouludi-Saleh, Atta, Sungur, Sevil & Fricke, Ronald, 2023, Freshwater fishes of Iraq: a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023, Zootaxa 5357 (1), pp. 1-49 : 8

Oxynoemacheilus gyndes Freyhof & Abdullah, 2017 [N]—Sirvan loach

Taxonomy. Original description: Oxynoemacheilus gyndes Freyhof & Abdullah, 2017: 74 , figs. 1–5 [Stream Zalm south of Taparezina, 35°18’23”N, 45°58’14”E, Iraq; holotype: ZFMK 103019].— Iraq synonyms: None.— Revisions: None.—Illustration: Freyhof & Abdullah (2017: 74, figs. 1–5).

Status in Iraq. Recorded from Iraq in the original description by Freyhof & Abdullah (2017).—Iraq materials: ZFMK, FSJF.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Iraq: Tigris basin.—General distribution: Middle East: upper Sirwan drainage, Tigris basin, Kurdistan ( Iraq and Iran).—Habitat: This species occurs in moderately fast-flowing waters of streams and rivers with mud or gravel substrate and low pollution level. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Iraq: Unknown.—IUCN: NE (2023).—Threats: Unknown.—High sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—High priority for conservation action.