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<figureCitation id="49A5D3AEB76BFFF8FF7CFA06FF0EFA5C" box="[151,245,1441,1466]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 2" captionStart-1="FIGURE 3" captionStart-2="FIGURE 4" captionStartId-0="6.[151,244,670,691]" captionStartId-1="6.[151,244,1626,1647]" captionStartId-2="7.[151,244,1835,1856]" captionTargetBox-0="[150,1436,191,649]" captionTargetBox-1="[151,1436,776,1603]" captionTargetBox-2="[151,1435,191,1814]" captionTargetId-0="figure@6.[150,1436,191,649]" captionTargetId-1="figure@6.[151,1436,776,1605]" captionTargetId-2="figure@7.[151,1435,191,1814]" captionTargetPageId-0="6" captionTargetPageId-1="6" captionTargetPageId-2="7" captionText-0="FIGURE 2. Sasanidus kermanshahensis, about 45 mm SL, not preserved; Iran: Haram-Abad stream." captionText-1="FIGURE 3. Sasanidus kermanshahensis, Iran: a, FCKG 806, 70 mm SL; stream Ab-alashtar. Black spots are parasites; b, FCKG 800, 42 mm SL; spring Pashow; c, FCKG 804, 70 mm SL; Gamasiab River at Baba-Rostam." captionText-2="FIGURE 4. Sasanidus kermanshahensis, FSJF 3213, 63 mm SL; Iran: Gamasiab River." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/271352/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/271353/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/271354/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="70">Fig. 24</figureCitation>
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species.
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:151
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.
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All from
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3213, 5,
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SL; Hamadan prov.: Gamasiab River,
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. —
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3234, 5,
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SL; Kermanshah prov.: Sepidbarg River west of Javanrud,
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SL, Lorestan prov.: stream below Horro bridge at Dorood- Khoramabad highway,
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806, 3,
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SL, Lorestan prov.: stream Ab- Alashtar on road from Alashtar to Khoramabad,
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805, 4,
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SL, Lorestan prov.: Sezar (Marboreh) River at Dorood,
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800, 40,
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SL; Hamadan prov.: spring Pashow near
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, flowing to Gamasiab River,
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804, 1,
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SL; Hamadan prov.: Gamasiab River at Baba-Rostam,
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801, 21,
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SL; Hamadan prov.: Haram-Abad River at Ashmizan,
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807, 20,
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SL; Hamadan prov.: stream seyyed Shahab, Bujin village, Asad-abad,
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803, 2,
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SL; Lorestan prov.: stream Kakareza at Kakareza village,
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. —
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not catalogued, 6, 35-
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SL; Lorestan prov.: Houzian river, road Aligudarz toward Gahar lake,
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.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="D121CF2BB768FFFBFF7CFD39FB99FD55" blockId="6.[151,1122,670,691]" box="[151,1122,670,691]" pageId="6" pageNumber="71">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B768FFFBFF7CFD39FEF7FD55" bold="true" box="[151,268,670,691]" pageId="6" pageNumber="71">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B768FFFBFEF9FD39FDE6FD55" box="[274,541,670,691]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Sasanidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="71" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kermanshahensis">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B768FFFBFEF9FD39FDE6FD55" box="[274,541,670,691]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="71">Sasanidus kermanshahensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, about 45 mm SL, not preserved; Iran: Haram-Abad stream.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="D121CF2BB768FFFBFF7CF9FDFC19F96A" blockId="6.[151,1436,1626,1676]" pageId="6" pageNumber="71">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B768FFFBFF7CF9FDFEF7F989" bold="true" box="[151,268,1626,1647]" pageId="6" pageNumber="71">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B768FFFBFEF9F9FDFDE5F989" box="[274,542,1626,1647]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Sasanidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="71" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kermanshahensis">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B768FFFBFEF9F9FDFDE5F989" box="[274,542,1626,1647]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="71">Sasanidus kermanshahensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, Iran: a, FCKG 806, 70 mm SL; stream Ab-alashtar. Black spots are parasites; b, FCKG 800, 42 mm SL; spring Pashow; c, FCKG 804, 70 mm SL; Gamasiab River at Baba-Rostam.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="D121CF2BB768FFFBFF2CF97AFEDFF8D8" blockId="6.[151,1436,1757,2034]" pageId="6" pageNumber="71">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B768FFFBFF2CF97AFD07F913" bold="true" box="[199,764,1757,1782]" pageId="6" pageNumber="71">Material used in the molecular genetic analysis.</emphasis>
<collectionCode id="B78F57EEB768FFFBFCE8F979FCC6F910" box="[771,829,1758,1782]" pageId="6" pageNumber="71">FSJF</collectionCode>
DNA-1997;
<collectingCountry id="A9898FBBB768FFFBFC24F979FBFBF913" box="[975,1024,1758,1781]" name="Iran" pageId="6" pageNumber="71">Iran</collectingCountry>
: Kermanshah prov.: Sepidbarg River west of Javanrud,
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(GenBank accession numbers:
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,
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,
<accessionNumber id="CECD52C8B768FFFBFF7CF881FEE2F8D8" box="[151,281,1830,1854]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/KU928289" pageId="6" pageNumber="71">KU928289</accessionNumber>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="99849CA0B768FFF5FF2CF8EEFB1AFDFE" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="73" pageId="6" pageNumber="71" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="D121CF2BB768FFFAFF2CF8EEFA67F817" blockId="6.[151,1436,1757,2034]" lastBlockId="7.[151,1436,1937,2034]" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="72" pageId="6" pageNumber="71">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B768FFFBFF2CF8EEFEBAF884" bold="true" box="[199,321,1865,1890]" pageId="6" pageNumber="71">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B768FFFBFEA5F8EEFE3BF884" box="[334,448,1865,1890]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Sasanidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="71" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B768FFFBFEA5F8EEFE3BF884" box="[334,448,1865,1890]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="71">Sasanidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is not diagnosed by any unique external character state, but by a combination of characters.
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B768FFFBFEFDF8CAFE7CF860" box="[278,391,1901,1926]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Sasanidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="71" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B768FFFBFEFDF8CAFE7CF860" box="[278,391,1901,1926]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="71">Sasanidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was earlier placed in the genus
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B768FFFBFD07F8CAFC48F860" box="[748,947,1901,1926]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Oxynoemacheilus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="71" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B768FFFBFD07F8CAFC48F860" box="[748,947,1901,1926]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="71">Oxynoemacheilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and is distinguished from all species in that genus and also from all species of
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B768FFFBFDC8F836FD1EF84C" box="[547,741,1937,1962]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Seminemacheilus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="71" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B768FFFBFDC8F836FD1EF84C" box="[547,741,1937,1962]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="71">Seminemacheilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the absence of an external sexual dimorphism (vs. longer pectoral fin, nuptial tubercles on fins, head and back in male). The prominent, irregularly shaped midlateral stripe, being characteristic for
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B768FFFBFE4BF87DFD86F814" box="[416,637,2009,2034]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Sasanidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="71" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kermanshahensis">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B768FFFBFE4BF87DFD86F814" box="[416,637,2009,2034]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="71">S. kermanshahensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, is rarely found in species of
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B768FFFBFC23F87EFB74F814" box="[968,1167,2009,2034]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Oxynoemacheilus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="71" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B768FFFBFC23F87EFB74F814" box="[968,1167,2009,2034]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="71">Oxynoemacheilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but present in a few species (
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B769FFFAFF13F835FE8CF84F" box="[248,375,1938,1961]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Oxynoemacheilus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="72" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="angorae">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B769FFFAFF13F835FE8CF84F" box="[248,375,1938,1961]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="72">
<collectingCountry id="A9898FBBB769FFFAFF13F835FEF4F84F" box="[248,271,1938,1961]" name="Iceland" pageId="7" pageNumber="72">O</collectingCountry>
. angorae
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B769FFFAFE6DF835FDCBF84C" box="[390,560,1937,1962]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Oxynoemacheilus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="72" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="phoxinoides">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B769FFFAFE6DF835FDCBF84C" box="[390,560,1937,1962]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="72">
<collectingCountry id="A9898FBBB769FFFAFE6DF835FE66F84F" box="[390,413,1938,1961]" name="Iceland" pageId="7" pageNumber="72">O</collectingCountry>
. phoxinoides
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). Not all individuals of
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B769FFFAFCD5F835FBE0F84C" box="[830,1051,1937,1962]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Sasanidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="72" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kermanshahensis">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B769FFFAFCD5F835FBE0F84C" box="[830,1051,1937,1962]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="72">S. kermanshahensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
show the characteristic midlateral stripe, which is often restricted to the caudal peduncle, and some have a mottled or marbled colour pattern (
<figureCitation id="49A5D3AEB769FFFAFAA1F812FA74F828" box="[1354,1423,1973,1998]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="6.[151,244,670,691]" captionTargetBox="[150,1436,191,649]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[150,1436,191,649]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 2. Sasanidus kermanshahensis, about 45 mm SL, not preserved; Iran: Haram-Abad stream." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/271352/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="72">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
).
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B769FFFAFF7CF87EFEF2F814" box="[151,265,2009,2034]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Sasanidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="72" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B769FFFAFF7CF87EFEF2F814" box="[151,265,2009,2034]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="72">Sasanidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is also distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B769FFFAFDA4F87EFCEAF814" box="[591,785,2009,2034]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Seminemacheilus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="72" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B769FFFAFDA4F87EFCEAF814" box="[591,785,2009,2034]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="72">Seminemacheilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having one epural bone in the caudal skeleton (vs.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="D121CF2BB769FFFAFF7CF88CFC18F8A6" blockId="7.[151,995,1835,1856]" box="[151,995,1835,1856]" pageId="7" pageNumber="72">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B769FFFAFF7CF88CFEF7F8A6" bold="true" box="[151,268,1835,1856]" pageId="7" pageNumber="72">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B769FFFAFEF9F88CFDE6F8A6" box="[274,541,1835,1856]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Sasanidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="72" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kermanshahensis">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B769FFFAFEF9F88CFDE6F8A6" box="[274,541,1835,1856]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="72">Sasanidus kermanshahensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, FSJF 3213, 63 mm SL; Iran: Gamasiab River.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="D121CF2BB766FFF5FF7CFF30FB1AFDFE" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,536]" pageId="8" pageNumber="73">
absent).
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B766FFF5FF13FF30FE92FF56" box="[248,361,151,176]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Sasanidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="73" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B766FFF5FF13FF30FE92FF56" box="[248,361,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="73">Sasanidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B766FFF5FD86FF30FD0BFF56" box="[621,752,151,176]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Paracobitis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="73" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B766FFF5FD86FF30FD0BFF56" box="[621,752,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="73">Paracobitis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the absence of a dorsal adipose crest (vs. presence), the absence of a dark brown or black bar or blotch at the caudal-fin base (vs. presence) and the presence of a prominent whitish or yellowish triangular patch on the posteriormost upper and lower caudal peduncle (vs. absence).
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B766FFF5FF7CFEA3FEF2FEFB" box="[151,265,260,285]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Sasanidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="73" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B766FFF5FF7CFEA3FEF2FEFB" box="[151,265,260,285]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="73">Sasanidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B766FFF5FDEDFEA3FD21FEFB" box="[518,730,260,285]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Turcinoemacheilus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="73" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B766FFF5FDEDFEA3FD21FEFB" box="[518,730,260,285]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="73">Turcinoemacheilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having the pelvic-fin origin clearly behind a vertical of the dorsal-fin origin (vs. pelvic-fin origin in front of a vertical of the dorsal-fin origin) and the anus situated about one eye diameter in front of the anal-fin origin (vs. more than two eye diameters).
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B766FFF5FBC6FEEBFB65FE83" box="[1069,1182,332,357]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Sasanidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="73" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B766FFF5FBC6FEEBFB65FE83" box="[1069,1182,332,357]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="73">Sasanidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B766FFF5FF7CFEC8FECDFE6E" box="[151,310,367,392]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Paraschistura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="73" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B766FFF5FF7CFEC8FECDFE6E" box="[151,310,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="73">Paraschistura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by lacking the black jet spot at the dorsal-fin origin (vs. presence), having a marbled colour pattern with a prominent, irregularly shaped midlateral stripe (vs. lateral bars often dissociated into irregularly shaped blotches or faded on flank in front of the dorsal-fin origin) and a slightly emarginate caudal fin (vs. deeply emarginate or forked), no dark brown or black bar or blotch at caudal-fin base (vs. presence) and prominent whitish or yellowish triangular patch on the posteriormost upper and lower caudal peduncle (vs. absence).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<caption id="85E19FA3B766FFF5FF7CFACDFE9BFA7A" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/271355/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="73" targetBox="[151,1435,587,1364]" targetPageId="8">
<paragraph id="D121CF2BB766FFF5FF7CFACDFE9BFA7A" blockId="8.[151,1423,1386,1436]" pageId="8" pageNumber="73">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B766FFF5FF7CFACDFEF7FA99" bold="true" box="[151,268,1386,1407]" pageId="8" pageNumber="73">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B766FFF5FEF9FACDFE96FA99" box="[274,365,1386,1407]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Schistura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="73" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B766FFF5FEF9FACDFE96FA99" box="[274,365,1386,1407]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="73">Schistura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp.,
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B766FFF5FE71FACDFE5DFA99" bold="true" box="[410,422,1386,1407]" pageId="8" pageNumber="73">a</emphasis>
, about 70 mm SL, not preserved;
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B766FFF5FD07FACDFD02FA99" bold="true" box="[748,761,1386,1407]" pageId="8" pageNumber="73">b</emphasis>
, FSJF 3514, 65 mm SL; India: confluence of Aasan and Giri Rivers. Photos: Nikhil Sood.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="85E19FA3B766FFF5FF7CF8BAFC6DF8D4" box="[151,918,1821,1842]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/271356/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="73" targetBox="[151,1435,1484,1798]" targetPageId="8">
<paragraph id="D121CF2BB766FFF5FF7CF8BAFC6DF8D4" blockId="8.[151,918,1821,1842]" box="[151,918,1821,1842]" pageId="8" pageNumber="73">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B766FFF5FF7CF8BAFEF7F8D4" bold="true" box="[151,268,1821,1842]" pageId="8" pageNumber="73">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B766FFF5FEF9F8BAFE33F8D4" box="[274,456,1821,1842]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Schistura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="73" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rupecula">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B766FFF5FEF9F8BAFE33F8D4" box="[274,456,1821,1842]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="73">Schistura rupecula</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, SMF 8993, syntype, 71 mm SL; India: Shimla.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="99849CA0B766FFF5FF2CF825FBDDF805" pageId="8" pageNumber="73" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="D121CF2BB766FFF5FF2CF825FBDDF805" blockId="8.[151,1436,1922,2019]" pageId="8" pageNumber="73">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B766FFF5FF2CF825FEB5F87D" bold="true" box="[199,334,1922,1947]" pageId="8" pageNumber="73">Etymology.</emphasis>
The genus is named for the Sassanid Empire, which was recognized as one of the leading regional powers for a period of more than 400 years. During Late Antiquity, the Sasanian Empire is considered to have been one of Iran's most important and influential historical periods. Gender masculine.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="99849CA0B767FFF7FF2CFF30FDE0FF56" lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="75" pageId="9" pageNumber="74" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="D121CF2BB767FFF4FF2CFF30FDA4FF1E" blockId="9.[151,1436,151,248]" pageId="9" pageNumber="74">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B767FFF4FF2CFF30FE9BFF56" bold="true" box="[199,352,151,176]" pageId="9" pageNumber="74">Distribution.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B767FFF4FE8CFF30FD5BFF56" box="[359,672,151,176]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Sasanidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="9" pageNumber="74" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kermanshahensis">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B767FFF4FE8CFF30FD5BFF56" box="[359,672,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="74">Sasanidus kermanshahensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is known from headwaters of the Karkheh and Dez Rivers. The Dez is a tributary to the Karun and both the Karkheh and Karun flowi from the Iranian Zagros Mountains westwards into the lowermost Tigris (
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).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B767FFF4FF7CF89BFEF7F8B7" bold="true" box="[151,268,1852,1873]" pageId="9" pageNumber="74">FIGURE 7.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B767FFF4FEF9F89BFE96F8B7" box="[274,365,1852,1873]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="74">Schistura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp.: India: Karnataka:
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B767FFF4FDB8F89BFDA4F8B7" bold="true" box="[595,607,1852,1873]" pageId="9" pageNumber="74">a</emphasis>
, FSJF 3515, 50 mm SL; stream between Mukkodlu to Surlabhi;
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B767FFF4FB27F89BFB22F8B7" bold="true" box="[1228,1241,1852,1873]" pageId="9" pageNumber="74">b</emphasis>
, FSJF 3516, 36 mm SL; stream in Bhagamandala fields;
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B767FFF4FE13F8FDFDF8F889" bold="true" box="[504,515,1882,1903]" pageId="9" pageNumber="74">c</emphasis>
, FSJF 3517, 30 mm SL; rafting place at Barapol River;
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B767FFF4FBCFF8FDFBCAF889" bold="true" box="[1060,1073,1882,1903]" pageId="9" pageNumber="74">d</emphasis>
, FSJF 3518, 52 mm SL; River above Kumadhara waterfalls.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="D121CF2BB764FFF7FF2CFF30FDE0FF56" blockId="10.[151,1437,151,2013]" box="[199,539,151,176]" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FF2CFF30FE6AFF56" bold="true" box="[199,401,151,176]" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Included species.</emphasis>
Monotypic.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="99849CA0B764FFF6FF2CFF1BFA6DFDFE" lastPageId="11" lastPageNumber="76" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="D121CF2BB764FFF7FF2CFF1BFE1AFCDE" blockId="10.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FF2CFF1BFEB7FF33" bold="true" box="[199,332,188,213]" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Discussion.</emphasis>
The COI barcode sequences analysed here and the very limited species coverage of the speciesrich family
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B764FFF7FEF0FF78FE38FF1E" box="[283,451,223,248]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" phylum="Chordata" rank="family">Nemacheilidae</taxonomicName>
do not allow strong phylogenetic conclusions to be made from the dataset presented in this study. Therefore, we do not speculate on the relationships of the different genera of nemacheilid loaches included in this study. The
<typeStatus id="0E257189B764FFF7FE08FE80FDBEFEA6" box="[483,581,295,320]" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
of
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FD9EFE80FC4EFEA6" box="[629,949,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Sasanidus kermanshahensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was illustrated by
<bibRefCitation id="B50FB2DAB764FFF7FB74FE8FFEE8FE83" author="Banarescu" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" refString="Banarescu, P. G. &amp; Nalbant. T. T. (1966) The 3 rd Danish Expedition to Central Asia. Zoological results 34. Cobitidae (Pisces) from Afghanistan and Iran. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kobenhavn, 129, 149 - 186." type="journal article" year="1966">Bănărescu &amp; Nalbant (1966:152)</bibRefCitation>
and the species can be immediately identified by its body shape and colour pattern. The osteology of
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FF7CFEC8FEF2FE6E" box="[151,265,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Sasanidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has recently been described by
<bibRefCitation id="B50FB2DAB764FFF7FD6BFEC8FC75FE6E" box="[640,910,367,392]" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" refString="Mafakheri, P., Eagderi, S., Farahmand, H. &amp; Mosavii-Sabet, H. (2015) Descriptive Osteology of Oxynoemacheilus kermanshahensis (Banarescu and Nalbant, 1966) (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae). Croatian Journal of Fisheries, 73, 115 - 123. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.14798 / 73.3.840" type="journal article">
Mafakheri
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FD15FED6FCC1FE6E" box="[766,826,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">et al.</emphasis>
(2015)
</bibRefCitation>
and osteological characters mentioned below were examined by us based on our own materials.
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FD2CFE33FCC2FE4B" box="[711,825,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Sasanidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
belong to a group of nemacheilid genera distinguished by the absence of the preethmoid I in the ethmoid region of the skull. Other genera in this group are
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B764FFF7FB06FE10FA6EFE36" box="[1261,1429,439,464]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Acanthocobitis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FB06FE10FA6EFE36" box="[1261,1429,439,464]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Acanthocobitis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B764FFF7FF7CFE7BFEAFFE13" box="[151,340,476,501]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Afronemacheilus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FF7CFE7BFEAFFE13" box="[151,340,476,501]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Afronemacheilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B764FFF7FE87FE7BFE29FE13" box="[364,466,476,501]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Dzihunia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FE87FE7BFE29FE13" box="[364,466,476,501]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Dzihunia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B764FFF7FE07FE7BFD72FE13" box="[492,649,476,501]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Indoreonectes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FE07FE7BFD72FE13" box="[492,649,476,501]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Indoreonectes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B764FFF7FD48FE7BFCE7FE13" box="[675,796,476,501]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Iskandaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FD48FE7BFCE7FE13" box="[675,796,476,501]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Iskandaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B764FFF7FCDEFE7BFBF0FE13" box="[821,1035,476,501]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Mesonoemacheilus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FCDEFE7BFBF0FE13" box="[821,1035,476,501]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Mesonoemacheilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B764FFF7FBCFFE7BFB4EFE13" box="[1060,1205,476,501]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Nemacheilus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FBCFFE7BFB4EFE13" box="[1060,1205,476,501]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Nemacheilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B764FFF7FB25FE7BFA6EFE13" box="[1230,1429,476,501]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Oxynoemacheilus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FB25FE7BFA6EFE13" box="[1230,1429,476,501]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Oxynoemacheilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B764FFF7FF7CFE58FEE1FDFE" box="[151,282,511,536]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Paracobitis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FF7CFE58FEE1FDFE" box="[151,282,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Paracobitis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B764FFF7FEC3FE58FE3CFDFE" box="[296,455,511,536]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Paraschistura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FEC3FE58FE3CFDFE" box="[296,455,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Paraschistura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B764FFF7FE3EFE58FDC4FDFE" box="[469,575,511,536]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Schistura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FE3EFE58FDC4FDFE" box="[469,575,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Schistura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B764FFF7FDA6FE58FCF4FDFE" box="[589,783,511,536]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Seminemacheilus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FDA6FE58FCF4FDFE" box="[589,783,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Seminemacheilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B764FFF7FCACFE58FB5CFDFE" authority="Prokofiev 2009" authorityName="Prokofiev" authorityYear="2009" box="[839,1191,511,536]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Troglocobitis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FCACFE58FC20FDFE" box="[839,987,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Troglocobitis</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="B50FB2DAB764FFF7FC01FE58FB64FDFE" author="Prokofiev" box="[1002,1183,511,536]" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" refString="Prokofiev, A. M. (2009) Problems of the classification and phylogeny of Nemacheiline loaches of the group lacking the preethmoid I (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae: Nemacheilinae). Journal of Ichthyology, 49, 874 - 898. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1134 / S 0032945209100051" type="journal article" year="2009">Prokofiev 2009</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
. It remains unclear, if this group of genera forms a monophyletic group of related species.
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FC3BFD83FB76FDDB" box="[976,1165,548,573]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Afronemacheilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
occurs in East Africa,
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B764FFF7FF7CFDE0FED0FD86" box="[151,299,583,608]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Troglocobitis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FF7CFDE0FED0FD86" box="[151,299,583,608]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Troglocobitis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FED2FDE0FE5BFD86" box="[313,416,583,608]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Dzihunia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FE3CFDE0FDABFD86" box="[471,592,583,608]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Iskandaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are found in the Aral Sea basin in Central Asia.
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FB9FFDE0FB1DFD86" box="[1140,1254,583,608]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Sasanidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is distinguished from
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FF3EFDCBFE69FD63" box="[213,402,620,645]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Afronemacheilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having a single epural bone in the caudal skeleton (vs. absent). It is distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B764FFF7FF7CFD28FED7FD4E" box="[151,300,655,680]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Troglocobitis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FF7CFD28FED7FD4E" box="[151,300,655,680]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Troglocobitis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having a bony swim-bladder capsule (vs. absent) and from
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B764FFF7FBDBFD28FB6CFD4E" box="[1072,1175,655,680]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Dzihunia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FBDBFD28FB6CFD4E" box="[1072,1175,655,680]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Dzihunia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having simple lip structures (vs. lower lip with pillow-like elements interrupted by deep folds) and a smooth skin (vs. with small, spine-like epidermal tubercles).
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B764FFF7FDEEFD70FD8CFD16" box="[517,631,727,752]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Sasanidus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FDEEFD70FD8CFD16" box="[517,631,727,752]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Sasanidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="169EB4A8B764FFF7FC92FD70FC09FD16" box="[889,1010,727,752]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Iskandaria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FC92FD70FC09FD16" box="[889,1010,727,752]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Iskandaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having the body fully covered by scales (vs. no scales), a deep body and caudal peduncle (vs. very slender and shallow) and no muscular, swollen cheeks in males (vs. present).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="D121CF2BB764FFF7FF2CFCE3FDB8FBD2" blockId="10.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">
There are few studies about the genera of nemacheilid loaches of the Middle East (
<bibRefCitation id="B50FB2DAB764FFF7FB88FCE3FA6CFCBB" author="Banarescu" box="[1123,1431,836,861]" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" refString="Banarescu, P. G. &amp; Nalbant, T. T. (1995) A generical classification of Nemacheilinae with description of two new genera (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cobitidae). Travaux du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle &quot; Gr. Antipa, 35, 429 - 495." type="journal article" year="1995">Bănărescu &amp; Nalbant 1995</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="B50FB2DAB764FFF7FF7CFCC0FEC8FC66" author="Kottelat" box="[151,307,871,896]" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" refString="Kottelat, M. (1990) Indochinese nemacheilines. A revision of nemacheiline loaches (Pisces: Cypriniformes) of Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia and southern Viet Nam. Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, Munchen, 262 pp." type="book" year="1990">Kottelat 1990</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="B50FB2DAB764FFF7FED4FCC0FE15FC66" author="Prokofiev" box="[319,494,871,896]" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" refString="Prokofiev, A. M. (2009) Problems of the classification and phylogeny of Nemacheiline loaches of the group lacking the preethmoid I (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae: Nemacheilinae). Journal of Ichthyology, 49, 874 - 898. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1134 / S 0032945209100051" type="journal article" year="2009">Prokofiev 2009</bibRefCitation>
) and there are also few studies presenting molecular data on nemacheilid loaches of that area (Esmaeili
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FE9CFC2AFE49FC43" box="[375,434,908,933]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">et al.</emphasis>
2014; Freyhof
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FD8CFC2AFD61FC43" box="[615,666,908,933]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">et al</emphasis>
. 2014;
<bibRefCitation id="B50FB2DAB764FFF7FD1FFC2BFC23FC43" author="Freyhof" box="[756,984,908,933]" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" refString="Freyhof, J., Sayyadzadeh, G., Esmaeili, H. R. &amp; Geiger, M. (2015) Review of the genus Paraschistura from Iran with description of six new species (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 26, 1 - 48." type="journal article" year="2015">
Freyhof
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FCBDFC2AFC71FC43" box="[854,906,908,933]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">et al</emphasis>
. 2015
</bibRefCitation>
). There is no comprehensive molecular study on the nemacheilid loaches of
<collectingCountry id="A9898FBBB764FFF7FDABFC08FD81FC2E" box="[576,634,943,968]" name="India" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">India</collectingCountry>
or South-East Asia. Here, we bring all known genera of nemacheilid loaches from the Middle East together in one molecular dataset for the first time. Furthermore, we were able to add COI sequence data from representatives of all genera of nemacheilid loaches recognised as valid from western
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and
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by
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.
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However, a phylogenetic study cannot be based solely on the molecular method applied here, because the resolution of this single mitochondrial marker is insufficient to reliably resolve the relationships between the different genera studied. DNA barcode data do not offer a phylogenetic signal sufficiently strong to resolve evolutionary relationships at higher taxonomic levels (
<bibRefCitation id="B50FB2DAB764FFF7FD12FB0BFC0CFB23" author="Hajibabaei" box="[761,1015,1196,1221]" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" refString="Hajibabaei, M., Singer, G. A. &amp; Hickey, D. A. (2006) Benchmarking DNA barcodes: an assessment using available primate sequences. Genome, 49 (7), 851 - 854. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1139 / G 06 - 025" type="journal article" year="2006">
Hajibabaei
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2006
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), which is clearly reflected in the low bootstrap support values of the inner nodes (
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). Although analysed by phylogenetic-tree reconstruction methods, barcode-based trees should therefore not be interpreted as phylogenetic trees (
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Hajibabaei
<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FAE4FB52FAB1FAEB" box="[1295,1354,1268,1293]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">et al.</emphasis>
2007
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). The method is well-suited to assign specimens to species, supported by high bootstrap values of nodes towards the tips, and mark conspicuous populations or taxa. In our study, a ML tree helped to identify
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FB73FA9BFAF1FAB3" box="[1176,1290,1340,1365]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Sasanidus</emphasis>
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as candidate taxon for a more comprehensive investigation, and aided with taxonomic sampling, putting the mitochondrial lineage of these fishes into a broader phylogenetic and biogeographic context. Taking all concerns into consideration, our data does not even place
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FD6BFA00FD09FA26" box="[640,754,1447,1472]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Sasanidus</emphasis>
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close to one of the genera described from the Middle East or
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, supporting the hypothesis that it represents a distinct genus of its own. However, we do not exclude that other species of
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FEA4FA48FE3AF9EE" box="[335,449,1519,1544]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Sasanidus</emphasis>
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might occur in
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or
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, where they might currently be identified as species of
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FF7CF9B3FEFAF9CB" box="[151,257,1556,1581]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Schistura</emphasis>
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. Nevertheless, none of the species described by
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from
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and by
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from
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are even superficially similar to
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FD95F990FD14F9B6" box="[638,751,1591,1616]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Sasanidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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It is well known that
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FE50F9FBFDDEF993" box="[443,549,1628,1653]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Schistura</emphasis>
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is a polyphyletic assemblage of species (
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;
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;
<bibRefCitation id="B50FB2DAB764FFF7FF0AF9D8FE6EF97E" author="Prokofiev" box="[225,405,1663,1688]" pageId="10" pageNumber="75" refString="Prokofiev, A. M. (2009) Problems of the classification and phylogeny of Nemacheiline loaches of the group lacking the preethmoid I (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae: Nemacheilinae). Journal of Ichthyology, 49, 874 - 898. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1134 / S 0032945209100051" type="journal article" year="2009">Prokofiev 2009</bibRefCitation>
;
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). To exclude the possibility that
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FC2CF9D8FBC2F97E" box="[967,1081,1663,1688]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Sasanidus</emphasis>
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is a member of
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FAEBF9D8FA91F97E" box="[1280,1386,1663,1688]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Schistura</emphasis>
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, we examined two
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of
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FE21F902FDB7F95B" box="[458,588,1700,1725]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">S. rupecula</emphasis>
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, the
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species of
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FCD2F903FC58F95B" box="[825,931,1700,1725]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Schistura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FC58F903FB72F95B" box="[947,1161,1700,1725]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">Schistura rupecula</emphasis>
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was described from the city of Shimla in Himachal Pradesh,
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(
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). The stream in Shimla is highly polluted today and no loaches could be found (Nikhil Sood, Bangalore; Rajeev Raghavan,
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, pers. comm.). The stream flowing through Shimla is a headwater stream of the Aasan River, which flows to the Giri River, itself being a tributary to the Ganges. We include here one DNA sequence of a loach from the lowermost Aasan River from our own material, just at the confluence with the Giri River. We compared the series (FSJF 3514;
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) to which this individual belongs, with the description and figure by
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, two
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of
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FB39F8DAFAA8F873" box="[1234,1363,1916,1941]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">S. rupecula</emphasis>
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(SMF 8993;
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) and an illustration of a possible
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of
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B764FFF7FCDAF806FC49F85E" box="[817,946,1953,1976]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="75">S. montana</emphasis>
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(BMNH 1860.3.19.118), a second species described from Shimla by
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. All these loaches have 5½ branched anal-fin rays, 8+8 branched caudal-fin rays, bars on the flank and a moderately deep emarginate caudal fin. Despite being geographically very close to the
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locality of
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B765FFF6FE0BFF1AFD98FF33" box="[480,611,188,213]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="76">S. rupecula</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B765FFF6FD75FF1AFCE4FF32" box="[670,799,189,212]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="76">S. montana</emphasis>
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, the fishes from Aasan River could not definitively be identified as one of these two species and are referred to as
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B765FFF6FCD9FF78FC60FF1E" box="[818,923,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="76">Schistura</emphasis>
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sp. here.
</paragraph>
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In addition to one DNA sequence of
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B765FFF6FD8AFEA3FD30FEFB" box="[609,715,260,285]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="76">Schistura</emphasis>
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sp. from the Aasan River, we included the COI sequence data of three
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B765FFF6FF3EFE80FEC4FEA6" box="[213,319,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="76">Schistura</emphasis>
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spp. From the same area and 26 sequences of fishes identified as belonging to the genus
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B765FFF6FAC2FE80FA68FEA6" box="[1321,1427,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="76">Schistura</emphasis>
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from NCBI GenBank (
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). We sequenced four additional
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B765FFF6FC87FEEBFC2DFE83" box="[876,982,332,357]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="76">Schistura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B765FFF6FC03FEEAFB96FE82" box="[1000,1133,333,356]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="76">semiarmata</emphasis>
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and 11 individuals of four unidentified species of
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B765FFF6FE4CFEC8FDEAFE6E" box="[423,529,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="76">Schistura</emphasis>
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from the Western Ghats that form a separate evolutionary lineage (
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). The various loaches tentatively placed in the genus
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B765FFF6FD4EFE33FCF4FE4B" box="[677,783,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="76">Schistura</emphasis>
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and analysed in this study are not closely related and their clustering implies that several undescribed genera might be involved. Importantly, none of the mitochondrial lineages designated as
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B765FFF6FE4EFE7BFDF4FE13" box="[421,527,476,501]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="76">Schistura</emphasis>
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in
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are closely related to
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<emphasis id="E3EA1339B765FFF6FC4BFE7BFBE9FE13" box="[928,1042,476,501]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="76">Sasanidus</emphasis>
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. Future studies on the diversity of loaches in
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and
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are encouraged to resolve their generic structure and the biogeographic relationships.
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