FB-70246 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70246 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Garra Garra deccanensis Jadhav, Karuthapandi, Shangningam, Jaiswal & Shankar, 2022 2023-07-17 2023-07-17 Mousavi-Sabet, H., S. Vatandoust, M.F. Geiger and J. Freyhof0 <i>Paracobitis abrishamchiani</i>, a new crested loach from the southern Caspian Sea basin (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 4545(3):375-388. (Ref. 119511) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-70256 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-07-21 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=70256 This species was collected in streams with clear water and swift current at 317-566 m altitude, but similar to its congeners, it was found to be rare at the type locality and other sites (Ref. 119511). Mousavi-Sabet, H., S. Vatandoust, M.F. Geiger and J. Freyhof 2019 <i>Paracobitis abrishamchiani</i>, a new crested loach from the southern Caspian Sea basin (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 4545(3):375-388. (Ref. 119511) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70256 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-07-21 00:00:00 2023-07-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70256 This species is distinguished from its congeners in the Middle East by the following set of characters, none of which are unique: differs from P. hircanica, P. atrakensis, and two other species found in rivers of the eastern Caspian Sea basin, by having scales on the flank posterior to the dorsal-fin origin, sparsely set on the flank between the dorsal-fin origin and the anal-fin base, densely set on the caudal peduncle (vs. no scales) and the caudal-fin rays hyaline with an irregular pattern of dark-brown or black spots and elongated blotches often organised in 1-2 wide, irregularly-shaped bars (vs. caudal-fin rays dark-brown or black, a hyaline base and a hyaline posterior margin in P. hircanica); base and posterior caudal-fin margin hyaline; differs from P. hircanica by having many, pale- or dark-brown blotches and spots on the body; individuals larger than 6.0 cm SL with blotches usually roundish or vertically elongated, some are fused to each-other, the blotches are comma-shaped along the lateral midline in smaller individuals forming a densely-set row (vs. a mid-lateral row of spots and small blotches, fused to an incomplete, irregularly shaped stripe along the lateral line in most P. hircanica individuals); differs from P. atrakensis by having a well-developed axillary pelvic lobe (vs. absent) (Ref. 119511). Mousavi-Sabet, H., S. Vatandoust, M.F. Geiger and J. Freyhof 2019 <i>Paracobitis abrishamchiani</i>, a new crested loach from the southern Caspian Sea basin (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 4545(3):375-388. (Ref. 119511) FB-Distribution-70256 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-07-21 00:00:00 2023-07-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70256 Asia: Iran. Mousavi-Sabet, H., S. Vatandoust, M.F. Geiger and J. Freyhof 2019 <i>Paracobitis abrishamchiani</i>, a new crested loach from the southern Caspian Sea basin (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 4545(3):375-388. (Ref. 119511) FB-Uses-70256 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-07-21 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=70256 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-70256 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-07-21 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=70256 11.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 119511)) Mousavi-Sabet, H., S. Vatandoust, M.F. Geiger and J. Freyhof 2019 <i>Paracobitis abrishamchiani</i>, a new crested loach from the southern Caspian Sea basin (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa 4545(3):375-388. (Ref. 119511) 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-70256 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-07-21 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=70256 demersal; freshwater