73. Turcinoemacheilus bahaii Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh, Özuluð, Geiger & Freyhof, 2014

Common name. Bahaii dwarf loach

Taxonomy. Original description: Turcinoemacheilus bahaii Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh, Özuluð, Geiger & Freyhof, 2014: 259, figs. 3-6, 7a [Esfahan province, Zayandeh River between Azadegan and Qalee Shahrokh, 32°40'54"N, 50°27'47"E, Iran; holotype: ZM-CBSU 7193 B] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Esmaeili et al. (2014: 259, fig. 3).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Esfahan.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 449- Esfahan.

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