Alburnoides qanati, Coad & Bogutskaya, 2009
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820212 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FE9D-FED9-2885-F944FE64FD11 |
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Felipe |
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Alburnoides qanati |
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Alburnoides qanati View in CoL
Common name. Qanat spirlin.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Alburnoides in Iranian endorheic basins by: ● horizontal eye diameter equal to or larger than interorbital distance / ○ ventral keel completely covered by scales, rarely scaleless up to 1 ⁄4 its length / ○ lower lip usually projecting upper lip / ○ snout short, slightly pointed / ○ tip of mouth cleft situated at a
horizontal line with middle of eye or upper margin of pupil / ○ 10−12½, usually 11½, branched anal rays / ○ 8½, rarely 7½, branched dorsal rays / ○ 41−49+2−3, usually 43−47+2−3, lateral-line scales / ○ 6−9, usually 8, gill rakers / ○ 40−41 total vertebrae. Size up to 82 mm SL.
Distribution. Iran: Kor and Harat drainages in Esfahan and Sirjan basins.
Habitat. Hill streams, spring-fed streams, small rivers with slow to moderate flow, gravel, and silt substrates.
Biology. No data.
Conservation status. LC.
Further reading. Bogutskaya & Coad 2009 (description); Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2015c (review); Eagderi et al. 2019a (phylogeny).
Alburnoides samiii ; Sefid, Iran; ~ 70 mm SL.
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