Paracobitis atrakensis, Esmaeili, Mousavi-Sabet, Sayyadzadeh, Vatandoust & Freyhof, 2014
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FD86-FDCD-28AB-F9D2FACEF800 |
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Paracobitis atrakensis |
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Paracobitis atrakensis View in CoL View Figure
Common name. Atrak crested loach.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Paracobitis by: ○ no scales on body, isolated scales on dorsal, adipose crest in few individuals / ○ caudal truncate or very slightly emarginate / ○ coarse mottled brown pattern on flank / ○ posterior narial opening roundish / ○ pelvic origin below vertical of last unbranched or first branched dorsal ray / ○ caudal rays hyaline with an irregular pattern of dark-brown or black spots and elongated blotches often organised in 1–3 wide, irregularly shaped bars / ○ no pelvic axillary lobe or lobe fully attached. Size up to 125 mm SL.
Distribution View Figure . Iran and Turkmenistan: Atrak drainage in southeast Caspian basin and Bidvaz drainage in Eastern Kavir basin.
Habitat. Streams with coarse gravel and moderate to fast-flowing water.
Biology. No data.
Conservation status. LC; extirpated from Bidvaz.
Further reading. Esmaeili et al. 2014d (description).
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