112. Barbus karunensis Khaefi, Esmaeili, Geiger & Eagderi, 2017

Common name. Karun barbel

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus karunensis Khaefi, Esmaeili, Geiger & Eagderi, 2017: 106, figs. 9-11 [Bashar River at Talegah village 10 km north of Yasuj City, Karun River drainage, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad provinces, Iran, 30°47'27.5"N, 51°25'13.3"E; holotype: ZM-CBSU G1047] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Khaefi et al. (2017: 106, fig. 9).

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

Status in Iran. [Endemic].—Sas mahi-e Karun.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: NE.