Carasobarbus sublimus

Common name. Persian kiss-lip himri.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Carasobarbus in Persian Gulf and Mediterranean basins by: ● 24–29 total lateral-line scales / ○ a fleshy median lobe on lower lip / ○ last unbranched dorsal ray about as long as head, strongly ossified / ○ two pairs of barbels / 12 circumpeduncular scales. Size up to 145 mm SL.

Distribution . Iran: Jarrahi and Zohreh drainages.

Habitat. Streams with medium to fast currents and hard substrate.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. EN.

Further reading. Coad & Najafpour 1997 (description); Borkenhagen et al. 2011 (phylogeny); Borkenhagen & Krupp 2013 (description, distribution); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2024 (distribution).