Eidinemacheilus proudlovei

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 470

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820743
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scientific name	Eidinemacheilus proudlovei
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Eidinemacheilus proudlovei View in CoL View Figure

Common name. Tabin blind loach.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from E. smithi by: ● dorsal adipose crest absent / ● 8+8 or 8+7 branched caudal rays / ● jaws enlarged / ● head canal system fully developed. Size up to 54 mm SL.

Distribution View Figure . Iraq: An aquifer near Kanishok in Tabin drainage. Tabin flows into Lesser Zab.

Habitat. Underground waters.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. LC; as with all subterranean species, its distribution is difficult to understand, and threat levels may be low.

Further reading. Freyhof et al. 2016b (description).