Oxynoemacheilus elsae Eagderi, Jalili and Çiçek 2018

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Oxynoemacheilus elsae Eagderi, Jalili and Çiçek 2018 – Endemic ( Fig. 304)

Oxynoemacheilus elsae Eagderi [S.], Jalili [P.] & Çiçek [E.] 2018:

454; Type locality: River, near Shahin-Dej city, Lake Urmia basin, west Azerbaijan Province, Iran, 36°37'40"N, 46°43'30"E. Holotype: IMNRF-UT–1404-H. Paratypes: IMNRF-UT.

Common name: Pr: Loch-e Oromiye, Sagmahi-e Oromiye, En: Urmia loach.

Diagnosis: A complete lateral line, wide caudal peduncle, 3 central and 4 lateral pores in the supratemporal canal, a thick lower lip with a deep median interruption, flank with elliptical pale brown blotches on the lateral line sometimes fused to posterior saddles or plain brawn with mottled pattern.

Meristic characters: D: 8, A: 5, P: 9–11, V: 8, TV:?, LL: approximately complete (not reaching to caudal fin origin), SC: whole body, DP: present, PA: present, SOG: present.

Distribution: Urmia Lake basin ( Fig. 305). Found in Zarineh, Simineh, Sofi and Mahabad Rivers.

Taxonomy. Conservation: IUCN: Not Evaluated, PC: Least Concern. This species is widespread with no known major threat across their distribution range.