208. V imba persa (Pallas, 1814)

Common name. Persian vimba, Caspian vimba

Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus persa Pallas, 1814: 310 [Iran in lakes along the Kura River. No types known] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020: 153, fig. 281).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages, 450-Turan Plain.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Siyah koli.—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: None.

Conservation. —IUCN: NE.