158. Mylopharyngodon piceus (Richardson, 1846)

Common name. Black carp

Taxonomy. Original description: Leuciscus piceus Richardson, 1846: 298 [Canton, China; no types known] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. None.

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

Status in Iran. [Exotic].—Kapor-e siyah.—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. Not relevant (introduced species).