Paraschistura aredvii

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: Paraschistura
Species: Paraschistura aredvii

Name

Paraschistura aredvii Freyhof et al., 2015

• Holotype: ZM-CBSU J2959.
• Paratypes: ZM-CBSU J2960 (27).

Type locality: Iran: Fars prov.: Sarab-e Bahram spring at Sarab-e Bahram, a tributary of Fahlian River, 30°02'48" N 51°33'34" E.

Etymology: Named for Aredvi Sura Anahita, which is the Avestan language name of an Indo-Iranian cosmological figure venerated as the divinity of ‘the Waters’ and hence associated with fertility, healing and wisdom.

References

• Freyhof, J., Sayyadzadeh, G., Esmaeili, H. R. & Geiger, M., 2015: Review of the genus Paraschistura from Iran with description of six new species (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 26 (1): 1–48. Abstract Reference page.