72. Sasanidus kermanshahensis (Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1966)

Common name. Kermanshah stone loach

Taxonomy. Original description: Noemacheilus kermanshahensis Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1966: 151, figs. 1-2; Pl. 19 (fig. 2) [Kermanshah in the drainage of the Karun River, tributary of lower Tigris, western Iran; holotype: ZMUC P2787] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Bănărescu & Nalbant (1966: 151, fig. 1).

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

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