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Oxynoemacheilus zagrosensis Kamangar, Prokofiev, Ghaderi & Nalbant, 2014 |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches) | |||
| Max. size: | 6.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Choman River basin in Kurdistan, Iran. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal soft rays: 7-9; Vertebrae: 32-34. Dorsal fin usually with 8 branched rays; complete lateral-line; feebly developed adipose crests on the caudal peduncle; bony air-bladder capsule having moderately small and laterally directed posterior processes; a robust, deep and humped body; and a reticulated color pattern confluent to the wavy transverse bands, most distinctively developed posteriorly (Ref. 94765). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||