182. Alburnus chalcoides (Güldenstadt, 1772)

Common name. Caspian shemaya

Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus chalcoides Güldenstädt, 1772: 540, pl. 16 [Rivers of southern Russia; No types known] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Heckel (1843b: pl. 11, fig. 3).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages, 450-Turan Plain.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Shah Kuli.—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: LC.