Capoeta ferdowsii, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Eagderi, Murillo-Ramos, Ghanavi & Doadrio, 2017

Capoeta ferdowsii View in CoL

Common name. Zohreh scraper.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Capoeta in Karkheh, Karun and Zohreh drainages by: ○ flank beige, golden or brown without small black spots, juveniles and some adults individuals with large black blotches / ○ usually 9½ branched dorsal rays / ○ last unbranched dorsal ray shorter than head, weakly ossified and serrated / ○ 71–80 lateral-line scales / ○ 13–17 scales between dorsal origin and lateral line / ○ 8–11 scales between anal origin and lateral line / ○ 26–30 encircling least circumference of caudal peduncle / ○ 13–15 gill rakers, 10–12 on lower limb / ○ no groove in front of nares / ○ head depth at eye 90–102 % of postorbital length. Size up to 170 mm SL, likely to grow much larger.

Distribution. Iran: Zohreh, Jarrahi, and Fahlian drainages.

Habitat. Medium to fast-flowing rivers with sand, gravel, or mud substrate.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. LC.

Further reading. Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2017c (description); Zareian & Esmaeili 2017 (description).