Alburnoides namaki

Common name. Namak spirlin.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Alburnoides in Iranian endorheic basins by: ○ horizontal eye diameter smaller than interorbital distance / ○ 8½, rarely 7½, branched dorsal rays / ○ 10−14½, usually 11−13½, branched anal rays / ○ snout rounded / ○ tip of mouth cleft situated at a horizontal line with lower margin of eye or below / ○ mouth subterminal, upper lip projecting lower lip / ○ 42−52+2−3 lateral-line scales / ○ 5–10 gill rakers. Size up to 110 mm SL.

Distribution . Iran: Lake Namak basin and Nam in Hable drainage in Western Kavir basin.

Habitat. Streams, springs, and qanats with moderate to fast-flowing water and gravel and silt substrate.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. LC.

Remarks. Alburnoides coadi is a synonym. Alburnoides idignensis, A. namaki, and A. nicolausi are closely related, and future studies may not support them as independent species.

Further reading. Bogutskaya & Coad 2009 (description); Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2015c (review, description of A. coadi); Eagderi et al. 2019a (phylogeny).