47. Paracobitis abrishamchiani Mousavi-Sabet, Vatandoust, Geiger & Freyhof, 2019

Common name. Abrishamchi crested loach

Taxonomy. Original description: Paracobitis abrishamchiani Mousavi-Sabet, Vatandoust, Geiger & Freyhof, 2019: 377, figs. 3-8 [Tributary of Babol River, upstream of Lafour reservoir, near Galeshkola, Mazandaran province, Iran, 36°12'33"N, 52°46'16"E; holotype: VMFC PCAB-H] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Mousavi-Sabet et al. (2019: 377, fig. 3).

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

Status in Iran. [Endemic].—Loch mahi-e tajdar-e Abrishamchi.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: VMFC, ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: NE.