Fig. 4 in Fig. 4 in Fig. 3 in Fig. 21. Sesarmops mora n in Paralbunea dayriti Author Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Alborz, Iran. E-mail: jouladehroudbar @ ut. ac. ir jouladehroudbar@ut.ac.ir Author Ghanavi, Hamid Reza Department of Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. * Correspondence: E-mail: hamid. ghanavi @ gmail. com (Ghanavi) hamid.ghanavi@gmail.com Author Doadrio, Ignacio Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology Department, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC, Madrid, Spain. E-mail: doadrio @ mncn. csic. es doadrio@mncn.csic.es text Zoological Studies 2020 2020-06-29 59 21 1 303 http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12822535 journal article 10.6620/ZS.2020.59-21 1810-522X Paracobitis malapterura (Valenciennes, 1846) – Endemic ( Fig. 342 ) Cobitis malapterura Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846: 88; Type locality: “Sent from Syria ” [ Iran ]. Syntypes : MNHN 0000–3962 (1), B–3070 [ex MNHN 0000–3962] (1). Paracobitis iranica Nalbant [T. T.] & Bianco [P. G.] 1998: 114; Type locality: River Qom near the town of Qom , Iran . Holotype : IZA 7831. Paratypes : ISBB uncat. (4), IZA 7832 (5). Fig. 337. Distribution map of Paracobitis basharensis . Fig. 338. Paracobitis hircanica . Photograph from Zaringol River, Caspian Sea basin. Common name : Pr: Loch-e tajdar-e Namak, Sagmahi-e tajdar-e Namak, En: Namak Lake crested loach. Diagnosis : The flank behind the dorsal fin origin or slightly anterior the dorsal fin base is covered by scales, while anterior flank is naked, moderately to slightly emirginate caudal fin and a roundish posterior nasal opening. Meristic characters : D: 6–8, A: 5, P: 10–12, V: 5–7, LL: complete, SC: scattered on the posterior body, DP: well-developed and fits in a lower jaw groove, PA: present, SOG: present. Distribution : Namak and Kavir basins ( Fig. 343 ). Found in Karaj, Namrud Ghara chay, Jajurud and Qumrud Rivers. Taxonomy : Bănărescu and Nalbant (1995) placed in Paracobitis . According to Freyhof et al. (2014) Karaj River, close to Tehran , Iran , is the true type locality. Paracobitis iranica Nalbant and Bianco (1998) is a synonym. 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: Least Concern. Populations of this species occur in high number and they are widespread all around its distribution range.