Barbus karunensis Khaefi, Esmaeili, Geiger & Eagderi, 2017

Distribution in the area. Endemic. Upper Karun drainage.

Taxonomic notes. Based on its description by Khaefi et al. (2017), B. karunensis cannot be distinguished from B. cyri from the Caspian Sea and Lake Urmia basins and B. lacerta from the Lake Van, Euphrates, and Tigris by morphological characters. It can be identified by molecular characters only.