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
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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
PMC7807176
33456548
12822787
Aphanius isfahanensis
Hrbek, Keivany and Coad, 2006
– Endemic
(
Fig. 480
)
Aphanius isfahanensis
Hrbek
[T.], Keivany [Y.] & Coad [B. W.] 2006: 245; Type locality: Zayandeh Rud (Zayandeh River) at Varzaneh bridge,
32°25'32"N
,
52°39'14E
",
Isfahan Province
,
Iran
.
Holotype
: CMNFi 2004–0001.
Paratypes
: AMNH 233639 (2); CMNFI 2004–0002 (36); MRAC 2004–05–P–01–02 (2).
Common name
: Pr: Gormahi
Esfahan
, En:
Esfahan
tooth-carp.
Diagnosis
: Distribution and color pattern identify this species. Males having distinct black edge on the dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins. The dorsal fin is covered with a high density of black blotches. Females having flank-bars rather than spots.
Meristic characters
: D: 11–14, A: 10–13, P: 13– 16, V: 4–6, LS: 25–29, GR: 10–13, FB: 8–12.
Distribution
:
Esfahan
basin (
Fig. 481
). Just found at Varzaneh Bridge on the lower reaches of the Zayanadeh
River
.
Taxonomy
.
Fig. 479.
Distribution map of
Aphanius ginaonis
.
Conservation
: IUCN:
Not
Evaluated, PC: Critically Endangered B2ab(iii). This species is only found in the lower parts of the Zayandehrud
River
. After the construction of a dam on this river, the lower parts and the Gavkhuni Marsh dried completely. The last individuals of this species are only found in a “pond” like environment around Varzaneh Bridge. Considering that the few individuals of this species are found only in one locality and its total occupancy is lower than
10 km
2
, we classified it as Critically Endangered.