Oxynoemacheilus zagrosensis Kamangar, Prokofiev, Ghaderi & Nalbant, 2014

Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  6.1 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Choman River basin in Kurdistan, Iran.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal soft rays: 7-9; Vertebrae: 32-34. Dorsal fin usually with 8 branched rays; complete lateral-line; feebly developed adipose crests on the caudal peduncle; bony air-bladder capsule having moderately small and laterally directed posterior processes; a robust, deep and humped body; and a reticulated color pattern confluent to the wavy transverse bands, most distinctively developed posteriorly (Ref. 94765).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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