Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma ( Heckel, 1847 )

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 : 7

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scientific name	Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma ( Heckel, 1847 )
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Oxynoemacheilus argyrogramma ( Heckel, 1847) View in CoL [N]—Two spot loach

Taxonomy. Original description: Cobitis argyrogramma Heckel, 1847: 239 , Pl. 18 (fig. 3) [Aleppo, Syria; syntypes: NMW 48541 (8), 59913 (4)].— Iraq synonyms: Barbatula argyrogrammus ( Heckel, 1847) ; Noemacheilus tschaiyssuensis Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1964 View in CoL ; Nemacheilus tschaiyssuensis Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1964 View in CoL ; Orthrias tschaiyssuensis ( Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1964) View in CoL ; Oxynoemacheilus tschaiyssuensis ( Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1964) View in CoL .—Revisions: Prokofiev (2009: 888 as O. argyrogrammus ).—Illustration: Heckel (1847: 239, Pl. 18 (fig. 3)) as Cobitis argyrogramma .

Status in Iraq. First record from Iraq by Coad (2010).—Iraq materials: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Iraq: Euphrates River basin.—General distribution: Middle East: Euphrates and Tigris River basins ( Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran).—Habitat: This species inhabits a wide range of habitats with moderately fast-flowing waters, from small hill streams to the shores of large rivers. Also, in stagnant water bodies of reservoirs. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation Status in Iraq: Unknown.—IUCN: LC (IUCN 2023).—Threats: ABS, CON, CLI.— Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered a keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.— Low priority for conservation action.

References

Banarescu, P. M. & Nalbant, T. T. (1964) Susswasserfische der Turkei. 2. Teil Cobitidae. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut, 61, 159 - 201, pls. 1 - 8.

Coad, B. W. (2010) Freshwater fishes of Iraq. Pensoft Publication, Sofia, 274 pp., 16 pls.

Heckel, J. J. (1847) Naturhistorischer Anhang. [Various subtitles]. In: von Russegger, J., Reisen in Europa, Asien und Afrika: mit besonderer Rucksicht auf die naturwissenschaftlichen Verhaltnisse der betreffenden Lander; unternommen in den Jahren 1835 bis 1841. E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart, 2 (3), pp. 207 - 357.