Oxynoemacheilus elsae, a new species from the Urmia Lake basin of Iran (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)

Authors

  • Soheil EAGDERI, Paria JALILI Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
  • Erdoğan ÇIÇEK Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Nevsehir Hacı Bektas Veli University, Nevsehir, Turkey

Keywords:

Freshwater fish, Taxonomy, Morphology, Loach

Abstract

A new species of nemacheilid fish, Oxynoemacheilus elsae sp. n. is described Zarineh River, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. The species differs from its congeners in the combination of the following characters: flank with elliptical pale brown blotches on the lateral line sometimes fused to posterior saddles or plain brawn with mottled pattern; longer dorsal and anal-fin bases; wider caudal peduncle; complete lateral line; 3 central and 4 lateral pores in the supra-temporal canal; lower lip thick with a deep median interruption.

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Published

2018-05-03

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Articles