Alburnoides diclensis

Common name. Great Zab spirlin.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Alburnoides in Euphrates and Tigris drainages by: ○ horizontal eye diameter smaller than interorbital distance / ○ 7–9½, usually 8½, branched dorsal rays / ○ ventral keel completely or almost completely covered by scales / ○ snout slightly rounded / ○ mouth terminal, with pronounced chin / ○ tip of mouth cleft situated at a horizontal line with middle of eye to lower margin of pupil / ○ caudal lobes pointed / ○ 48−53+2−3 lateral-line scales / ○ 12−15½, usually 12−13½, branched anal rays / ○ 6−7 gill rakers / ○ 41−42 total vertebrae. Size up to 81 mm SL.

Distribution . Türkiye and Iraq: Greater Zab drainage, a tributary of Tigris.

Habitat. Streams and rivers with fast-flowing water, usually with cobble and gravel substrate.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. LC.

Further reading. Turan et al. 2016b (description); Bektaş et al. 2019 (phylogeny); Canoğlu et al. 2023 (barcoding).