39. Oxynoemacheilus kurdistanicus Kamangar, Prokofiev, Ghaderi & Nalbant, 2014

Common name. Loach

Taxonomy. Original description: Oxynoemacheilus kurdistanicus Kamangar, Prokofiev, Ghaderi & Nalbant, 2014: 38, fig. 3 [Choman River (Tajaban, sta. 6) Baneh, Kurdistan, 35°56’53"N, 45°41’40"E, Iran; holotype: FCFUK 146].

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Kamangar et al. (2014: 38, fig. 3).

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

Status in Iran. [Native].—Loch mahi-e Kurdistan.—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.