30. Eidinemacheilus smithi (Greenwood, 1976)

Common name. Zagros blind crested loach

Taxonomy. Original description: Noemacheilus smithi Greenwood [P. H.] 1976: 130, figs. 1a-c, 2 [A natural well at Kaaje-Ru, 33°05'N, 48°36'E, near Baq-e-Loveh Oasis, Zagros Mountains, Iran; holotype (unique): BMNH 1976.6.28.1] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Freyhof et al. (2014: 21, fig. 11).

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

Status in Iran. [Endemic].—Mahi koor-e Zagros.—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: BMNH.

Conservation. —IUCN: VU.