Dzihunia, Prokofiev, 2001

Sheraliev, Bakhtiyor & Kayumova, Yorkinoy, 2024, Dzihunia pseudoamudarjensis, a new nemacheilid loach from the Syr Darya drainage (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae), Zootaxa 5536 (1), pp. 185-192 : 191

Key to Dzihunia species

1a First branched anal fin ray longest; body plain yellowish, without vermiculation...................... D. amudarjensis

1b Second branched anal fin ray longest; body with distinctive yellowish vermiculation................................ 2

2a 9–10 infraorbital pores; caudal peduncle depth 4.5–5.5 times its length; posterior margin of anal fin slightly convex.. D. ilan

2b 10–11 infraorbital pores; caudal peduncle depth 3.5–4.5 times its length; posterior margin of anal fin straight or concave.... 3

3a Abdomen light-yellow; dorsal-fin depth 13–16% SL; interorbital width 28–35% HL; lateral line with 84–86 pores.......................................................................................... D. pseudoamudarjensis

3b Abdomen dark-yellow; dorsal-fin depth more than 17% SL; interorbital width 25% HL; lateral line with 100 pores................................................................................................... D. turdakovi