Paraschistura aredvii Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili and Geiger, 2015

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Paraschistura aredvii Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili and Geiger, 2015 – Endemic ( Fig. 356)

Paraschistura aredvii Freyhof [J.], Sayyadzadeh [G.], Esmaeili [H. R.] & Geiger [M. F.] 2015: 25; Type locality: Fars Province, Sarab-e Bahram spring at Sarab-e Bahram, a tributary of Fahlian River, 30°02'48"N, 51°33'34"E, Iran. Holotype: ZM-CBSU J2959. Paratypes: ZM-CBSU J2960 (27).

Common name: Pr: Loch-e Anahita, Sagmahi-e Anahita, En: Anahita loach.

Diagnosis: Very similar to P. nielseni but distinguished by the absence of a suborbital groove, a bold and distinct colour pattern, on the flank in front of the dorsal fin origin and a more slender caudal peduncle (caudal peduncle length 1.4–1.7 times longer than deep).

Meristic characters: D: 7–8, A: 5, P: 7–9, V: 6–7, LL: incomplete, reaching to a point slightly in front of dorsal fin origin or below dorsal fin base, SC: Back and flank, DP: small and pointed, PA: present, SOG: absent.

Distribution: Tigris basin ( Fig. 357). Found in Fahlian and Zohre Rivers as well as Sarab-e Bahram and Kheir Abad springs.

Taxonomy.

Conservation: IUCN: Not Evaluated, PC: Endangered B2ab(i,ii,iii). This species is endemic to the Tigris basin and only found in Zohre River darinage, which is affected by the water extraction, drought, and pollution. Its area of occupancy (AOO) estimated to be less than 500 km 2 and its extent of occurrence (EOO) is about 2,000 km 2. Therefore, we classified it as Endangered.