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Oxynoemacheilus kiabii Golzarianpour, Abdoli & Freyhof, 2011 |
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photo by
Abbasi, K. |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 7.2 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 4.1 g | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Iran (Karkheh River drainage). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Distinguished from other congeners by having the following characters: two lateral pores in each side of the supratemporal canal and no central pore; no suborbital flap or suborbital groove in males; slightly emarginate caudal fin; incomplete lateral line; very long head; and distinct, large and vertically elongated blotches on flank, most prominent behind dorsal-fin base (Ref. 88811). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||