265. Iranocichla persa Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Seehausen, 2016

Common name. Persis cichlid

Taxonomy. Original description: Iranocichla persa Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Seehausen, 2016: 144, Figs. 3-5 [Hormugzan province, Shur River approx. 30 km east of Bandar Abbas, Iran, 27°17'40.10"N, 56°29'15.68"E; holotype: ZM-CBSU IP66] .

Revisions: None.

Illustrations. Esmaeili et al. (2016b: 144, Figs. 3-5).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Makran.―Distribution in Ecoregions: 451-Northern Hormuz Drainages, 701-Baluchistan.

Status in Iran. [Endemic].—Cichlid-e Parsi.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: NE.