Oxynoemacheilus persa (Heckel, 1847)

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 528

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820907
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scientific name	Oxynoemacheilus persa
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Oxynoemacheilus persa View in CoL View Figure

Common name. Persian loach.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from Oxynoemacheilus tongiorgii , it is only other congeneric in Iranian Kor drainages by: ● caudal deeply emarginate / ● no dorsal crest on caudal peduncle. Size up to 78 mm SL.

Distribution View Figure . Iran: Kor basin, Helleh, and Mond drainages.

Habitat. Moderately fast-flowing waters in springs, streams, and rivers with gravel substrate.

Biology. Spawns May and June.

Conservation status. VU; appears to be declining within its small range.

Remarks. Oxynoemacheilus farsicus is a synonym.

Further reading. Nalbant & Bianco 1998 ( Oxynoemacheilus farsicus ); Mirghiyasi et al. 2016 (spawning time); Esmaeili et al. 2019 (phylogeography).