116. Capoeta alborzensis Jouladeh-Roudbar, Eagderi, Ghanavi & Doadrio, 2016

Common name. Alborz large scale scraper

Taxonomy. Original description: Capoeta alborzensis Jouladeh-Roudbar, Eagderi, Ghanavi & Doadrio, 2016: 169, figs. 2-5 [Nam River, tributary of Hableh River, near Harandeh village, Tehran province, Iran, 35°42'41.1"N, 52°40'19.7"E; holotype: IMNRF-UT 1063-115] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2016: 169, fig. 2).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Namak Lake Lake, Dasht-e Kavir.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 448-Kavir & Lut Deserts.

Status in Iran. [Endemic].—Siyah mahi-e Alborz.—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: IMNRF.

Conservation. —IUCN: NE.