40. Oxynoemacheilus longipinnis (Coad & Nalbant, 2005)

Common name. Meymeh loach

Taxonomy. Original description: Ilamnemacheilus longipinnis Coad & Nalbant, 2005: 552, figs. 1–4 [Meymeh River (formerly tributary of Tigris River), Tigris–Euphrates drainage, 17 kilometers west of Dehloran City, about 21 kilometers east of Iraqi border, 32°45’30"N, 47°05’30"E, Iran; holotype: CMNFI 1979–0366 (ex NMC 79–966)].

Revisions. Sayyadzadeh et al. (2017).

Illustrations. Coad & Nalbant (2005: 304, figs. 1, 3) as Ilamnemacheilus longipinnis .

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Tigris.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.

Status in Iran. [Endemic].—Loch mahi-e Ilam.—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: NE.