Paraschistura turcmenica (Berg, 1932)
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https://doi.org/ 10.6620/ZS.2020.59-21 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12823317 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/726C87BD-E281-9CF8-FF6E-570C2620FEE2 |
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Felipe |
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Paraschistura turcmenica (Berg, 1932) |
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Paraschistura turcmenica (Berg, 1932) View in CoL – Native
( Fig. 378)
Nemachilus turcmenicus Berg [L. S.] 1932: 149; Type locality: Keltechinar River [Cherokh River] near Gyaurs (37°47'N, 58°44'E), Turkmenistan. Syntypes: ZIN 11064 (3).
Common name: Pr: Loch-e Torkamani, Sagmahi-e Torkamani, En: Turkmen Loach.
Diagnosis: Complete absence of scales, irregularly shaped and set bars on the flank, often dissociated into a marmorate pattern or a row of midlateral blotches and a row of saddles on the back, absence of a suborbital flap, a blunt snout, absence of a dorsal adipose crest and an incomplete lateral line and very slender body (body depth at dorsal fin origin 13–15 % SL).
Meristic characters: D: 7, A: 5, P: 7–9, V: 6–7, LL: incomplete, reaching to a point slightly in front of dorsal fin origin or below dorsal fin base, SC: naked, DP: small and pointed, PA: present, SOG: absent.
Distribution: Kavir, Hari and Bejestan basins ( Fig. 379). Found in Kalat, Hari, Akhlamad and Nobarhar rivers.
Taxonomy: Berg (1949) synonymised with Nemacheilus sargadensis, Coad (1995) placed turcmenica in Nemacheilus sargadensis as subspecies and Freyhof et al. (2015) regard as full species and transferred to Paraschistura .
Conservation: IUCN: Not Evaluated, PC: Least Concern. This widespread species occurs in high number in numerous localities across its distribution r a n g e a n d n o k n o w n t h r e a t s e e m s t o a ff e c t i t s populations.
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