Paracobitis rhadinaea (Regan, 1906)
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Paracobitis rhadinaea (Regan, 1906) |
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Paracobitis rhadinaea (Regan, 1906) – Native ( Fig. 348)
Nemachilus rhadinaeus Regan [C. T.] 1906: 8; Type locality: Helmand River basin, Seistan. Syntypes: BMNH 1905.11.29.28–29 (2); ZSI F1240/1 (1).
Nemachilus macmahoni Chaudhuri [B. L.] 1910: 341; Type locality: Affluents of Helmand River , Iran. Holotype: ZSI F1221/1 [or 1222/1]. Possible types: ZIN 24413 View Materials [ex ZSI](1).
Common name: Pr: Loch-e tajdar-e Sistan, Sagmahi-e tajdar-e Sistan, En: Sistan crested loach.
Diagnosis: Body fully covered by scales, the colour pattern consist of a midlateral row of irregularly set and shaped large dark brown blotches on flank posterior to dorsal fin base, the caudal fin is slightly emarginate or truncate and the posterior nare opening is slit shaped.
Meristic characters: D: 7, A: 5–6, P: 11, V: 7–9, LL: almost complete, SC: whole body, DP: large and blunt, PA: present, SOG: present.
Distribution: Sistan basin ( Fig. 349). Found in Hirmand River and Chah nime Lakes.
Taxonomy: Bănărescu and Nalbant (1995) placed in Paracobitis .
C o n s e r v a t i o n: I U C N: N o t E v a l u a t e d, P C: Data Deficient. This species is distributed in Iran and Afghanistan but there are very few studies on it and practically no information on its distribution or population size. Hence, this species lacks suficient information for use to accurately assess its status.
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