277. Aphaniops stoliczkanus (Day, 1872)

Common name. Killifish

Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinodon stoliczkanus Day, 1872: 258 [Stream at the village Joorun and along edge of the Rann River, Lodai, India, 22°30’N, 69°20’E; Stream at the village Joorun and along edge of the Rann River, Lodai, India, 22°30’N, 69°20’E] .

Revisions. Esmaeili et al. (2020).

Illustrations. Esmaeili et al. (2020: 14, fig. 5).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Tigris, Persis, Makran, Hamun-e Mashkid.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 441-Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates, 451-Northern Hormuz Drainages, 701-Baluchistan.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Kapur-e dandandar-e sharghi.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: NE.