FB-67876 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67876 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Arabibarbus Arabibarbus hadhrami Borkenhagen, 2014 Hircan crested loach Loach-e-Tajdar-e-Hircani 2016-02-01 2024-03-06 Mousavi-Sabet, H., G. Sayyadzadeh, H.R. Esmaeili, S. Eaderi, R. Patimar and J. Freyhof0 Paracobitis hircanica, a new crested loach from the southern Caspian Sea basin (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 25(4):339-346. (Ref. 103421) Mousavi-Sabet, H., A. Heidari and S. Vatandoust0 Length-weight and length-length relationships for nine species of the genus Paracobitis (Nemacheiliidae) in Iran. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 33:617-619. (Ref. 116944) FB-GeneralDescr-67886 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-02-09 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67886 The type locality of this species, Zarrin-Gol stream, is about 2 m wide, with substrate consisting of coarse gravel and boulders, fast-flowing and semi-transparent waters without submerged vegetations (Ref. 103421). Mousavi-Sabet, H., G. Sayyadzadeh, H.R. Esmaeili, S. Eaderi, R. Patimar and J. Freyhof 2015 Paracobitis hircanica, a new crested loach from the southern Caspian Sea basin (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 25(4):339-346. (Ref. 103421) FB-DiagnosticDescr-67886 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-02-09 00:00:00 2016-02-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67886 This species is distinguished from its congeners in the Middle East by the following characters, of which none are unique: this species is similar to P. atrakensis, P. smithi and P. vignai by lacking scales (vs. body fully covered in scales P. longicauda, P. rhadinaea and posterior flank behind dorsal-fin origin is covered by scales in P. malapterura, P. basharensis, P. molavii, P. persa, P. zabgawraensis); it differs from P. atrakensis (which occurs in the adjacent Atrak drainage) by the colour pattern of the caudal fin, rays are dark-brown or black, and have a hyaline base and a hyaline posterior margin (vs. rays hyaline with an irregular pattern of dark brown or black spots and elongated blotches often organized in 1-3 wide, irregularly shaped bars); it differs further from P. atrakensis in having a clearly emarginate caudal fin (vs. truncateor slightly emarginated), a well developed axillary pelvic lobe (vs. absent) and a fine marbled or vermiculate brown colour pattern on the flank (vs. coarse marbled); it differs from the hypogean P. smithi by having normally developed eyes (vs. no eyes), an emarginate caudal fin (vs. forked) and a dark brown colour pattern (vs. no colour pattern); differs from P. vignai by having an emarginate caudal fin (vs. forked) and a roundish posterior nare opening (vs. slit-like) (Ref. 103421). Mousavi-Sabet, H., G. Sayyadzadeh, H.R. Esmaeili, S. Eaderi, R. Patimar and J. Freyhof 2015 Paracobitis hircanica, a new crested loach from the southern Caspian Sea basin (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 25(4):339-346. (Ref. 103421) FB-Distribution-67886 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-02-09 00:00:00 2018-02-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67886 Asia: Iran (tributaries of the Gorgan River). Mousavi-Sabet, H., G. Sayyadzadeh, H.R. Esmaeili, S. Eaderi, R. Patimar and J. Freyhof 2015 Paracobitis hircanica, a new crested loach from the southern Caspian Sea basin (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 25(4):339-346. (Ref. 103421) FB-Uses-67886 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-02-09 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67886 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-67886 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-02-09 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67886 10.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 116944)) Mousavi-Sabet, H., A. Heidari and S. Vatandoust 2017 Length-weight and length-length relationships for nine species of the genus Paracobitis (Nemacheiliidae) in Iran. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 33:617-619. (Ref. 116944) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-67886 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-02-09 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67886 benthopelagic; freshwater