76. Turcinoemacheilus saadii Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh, Özuluð, Geiger & Freyhof, 2014

Common name. Saadi dwarf loach

Taxonomy. Original description: Turcinoemacheilus saadii Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh, Özuluð, Geiger & Freyhof, 2014: 268, figs. 7c, 13-15 [ars province, stream Tang-e-Tizab, a tributary to Bashar River which drains to the Karoun, 30°23'12"N, 51°46'50"E, Iran; holotype: ZM-CBSU 7169 B] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Esmaeili et al. (2014: 268, fig. 7).

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

Status in Iran. [Endemic].—Loch mahi-e kotolye Saadi.—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.