Paraschistura aredvii

Taxonavigation: Cobitoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes 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. PDF. Reference page.