Luciobarbus mursa (Güldenstaedt, 1773)

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Luciobarbus mursa (Güldenstaedt, 1773) – Native ( Fig. 151)

Cyprinus mursa Güldenstädt [J. A. von] 1773: 513; Type locality: Kura River at Tiflis [= Tbilisi], Transcaucasia. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown.

Barbus microphthalmus Bonaparte [C. L.] 1846: 26.

Barbus mursoides Kessler [K. F.] 1877: 120; Type locality: Transcaucasia. Holotype (unique): ZIN 2863 .

Barbus microphthalmus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1882: 164; Type locality: Georgia, Eurasia. Syntypes: MNHN 1881–1007 (1), 1881–1008 (1),?A–3923 [ex 1881–1007 and 1008] (2).

Barbus kessleri Derjavin [A. N.] 1929: 75; Type locality: Karaj River, 30 km from Teheran, Iran. Syntypes: (3) whereabouts unknown.

Barbus c dageti Fowler [H. W.] 1958: 11; Type locality: Karaj River, 30 km from Teheran, Iran. Syntypes: (3) whereabouts unknown.

Common name: Pr: Sas mahi lab koloft, En:

Mursa barbel.

Diagnosis: Well-developed fleshy lips with three lobs and high number of scale counts in lateral line.

Meristic characters: D: III–V (IV) 7–8, A: III 5, P: 13–17, V: 7–8 (8), GR: 9–16, LL: 83–106, TV: 41–45.

Distribution: Caspian and Urmia Lake basin ( Fig. 152). There are several misidentified reports from Namak and Urmia basins ( B. miliaris and B. cyri respectively). Found in Tajan, Babol, Haraz, Sardab, Aras, Tonekabon, Pol Rud, Kalibar, Sefidrud and Zarinehrud Rivers.

Taxonomy: Berg (1949) placed in Barbus but Turan et al. (2008) transferred to Luciobarbus .

Conservation: IUCN: Least Concern ( Freyhof 2014s).