23. Chanos chanos (Fabricius, 1775)

Common name. Milkfish

Taxonomy. Original description: Mugil chanos Fabricius in Niebuhr (ex Forsskål) 1775: 74, xiv [Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea (not Mediterranean Sea); holotype: ZMUC P17154 (dry skin)] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Randall (2005: 60, fig.).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Tigris, Persis, Hormuz, Makran.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 441-Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates, 451-Northern Hormuz Drainages, 701-Baluchistan.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Khame mahi.—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: None.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.