| Family: |
Leuciscidae (Minnows), subfamily: Leuciscinae |
| Max. size: |
13.64 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Sarab-e Ravansar Stream, Tigris River drainage, Iran. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal soft rays: 12-13; Vertebrae: 43-43. Chondrostoma esmaeilii can be diagnosed from other congeners in Iran and the Tigris-Euphrates river drainage by the following combination of characters: absence of a horny blade on
lower jaw; arched mouth; dorsal fin with 8 branched rays (9 in holotype); and anal fin with 10 branched rays; 51-58 lateral line scales (mean 53.8); 8-9 scales above lateral line 8-9 (mean 8.25), 5-6 scales below lateral line (mean 5.11); and 15-17 short gill rakers (mean 16.3) along the entire gill arch (Ref. 116747). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits Sarab-e Ravansar Stream with slow to medium current, 3-10 m width, up to 0.8 m maximum depth, muddy bed and in some parts sandy, and with dense vegetation. Co-occurs with Oxynoemacheilus kiabii, Carassius auratus, Alburnoides idignensis and Gambusia holbrooki (Ref. 116747). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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