37. Oxynoemacheilus karunensis Freyhof, 2016

Common name. Karun stone loach

Taxonomy. Original description: Oxynoemacheilus karunensis Freyhof, 2016: 94, figs. 1-5 [Gamasiab River at Do Ab, Hamadan province, Iran, 34°22'20.76"N, 47°55'00.1"E; holotype: ZFMK-ICH 102205] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Freyhof (2016: 94, fig. 1).

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

Status in Iran. [Endemic].—Loch mahi-e Karun.—Listed in previous checklists from Iraq by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZFMK, ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: NE.