Paracobitis hircanica

Taxonavigation: Cobitoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cobitoidei

Familia: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Paracobitis
Species: Paracobitis hircanica

Name

Paracobitis hircanica Mousavi-Sabet et al., 2015

• Holotype: ZM-CBSU J3246.
• Paratypes: FSJF 3458 (43), 3221 (45); GUIC 1011 (1), 10112 (13); TUIC 10001-1 (25); ZM-CBSU J2917 (2), J3247 (24), J2672 (17).

Type locality: Iran: Golestan prov.: Zarrin-Gol stream, south of Zarrin-Gol village and south-east of Ali Abad e Katool city, a tributary of Gorgan River, 36°50'39" N, 54°58'24" E.

Etymology: The species is named for Hyrcania, the Greek name for the southern Caspian Sea region where the species occurs.

References

• Mousavi-Sabet, H., Sayyadzadeh, G., Esmaeili, H. R., Eagderi, S., Patimar, R. & Freyhof, J., 2015: Paracobitis hircanica, a new crested loach from the southern Caspian Sea basin (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 25 (4): 339–346. Abstract Reference page.