Oxynoemacheilus lenkoranensis (Abdurakhmanov, 1962)

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Oxynoemacheilus lenkoranensis (Abdurakhmanov, 1962) – Native ( Fig. 318 )

Nemacheilus angorae lenkoranensis Abdurakhmanov [Y. A.] 1962: 285; Type locality: Lenkoran, Azerbaijan. No types known.

Nemacheilus angorae alasanicus Elanidze [R. F.] 1983; Type locality: Upper reaches of Alazani River at Alvani village, left bank tributary of the Kura River, Georgia (Eurasia). No types known.

Common name: Pr: Loch-e Lankaran, Sagmahi-e lankaran, En: Lenkoran loach.

Diagnosis: Deeply emarginated or forked caudal fin, pointed snout, greenish body often without any distinctive pattern and thin caudal peduncle.

Meristic characters: D: 8–9, A: 5–6, P: 8–9, V: 6–7, LL: complete, SC: whole body except neck, DP: present, PA: present, SOG: present.

Distribution: Caspian basin ( Fig. 319). Found in Aras River drainage.

Taxonomy: Coad (1995) and Prokofiev (2009) placed O. angorae as subspecies but Golzarianpour et al. (2011) give it full rank species.

Conservation: IUCN: Data Deficient (Freyhof 2014aa).

Figures

Fig. 318. Oxynoemacheilus cf. lenkoranensis. Photograph from Aras River, Caspian Sea basin.