299. Pungitius platygaster (Kessler, 1859)

Common name. Ukrainian stickleback

Taxonomy. Original description: Gasterosteus platygaster Kessler, 1859: 202 [Odessa and side arm of Dnieper River in Aleschki, Ukraine; Syntypes: BMNH 1897.7.5.2 [ex ZIN] (2), ZIN 2350-51 (6, 6+)] .

Revisions. Esmaeili et al. (2023).

Illustrations. Esmaeili et al. (2023: 6, fig. 2).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Mahi-e nohkhare.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.