Review on the taxonomy of Tigris scraper, Capoeta umbla (Heckel, 1843) and its confirmation record from the Iranian part of Tigris River, Persian Gulf basin (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)
Hamid Reza ESMAEILI Ichthyology and Molecular Systematics Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
Halimeh ZAREIAN Ichthyology and Molecular Systematics Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
Soheil EAGDERI Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.
Nisreen ALWAN Senckenberg Research Institute and Museum of Nature, Frankfurt 60325, Germany; Modern University for Business and Science, School of Health Sciences, P.O. Box 113-7501, Beirut, Lebanon.
Abstract
The systematics, morphology, distribution, and conservation of the Tigris scraper, Capoeta umbla (Heckel, 1843) are described and the species is illustrated. Moreover, its new record from Iranian part of the Tigris River basin (a tributary of the Sirvan River) is reported and a bibliography on this species is provided.
