Paracobitis abrishamchiani, a new crested loach from the southern Caspian Sea basin

AutorInnen:

Mousavi-Sabet, H., Vatandoust, S., Geiger, M. F., & Freyhof, J.

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Vollständiger Titel:

Paracobitis abrishamchiani, a new crested loach from the southern Caspian Sea basin (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)

ZFMK-Autorinnen / ZFMK-Autoren:

Dr. Jörg Freyhof, Dr. Matthias Geiger

Org. Einordnung:

Ichthyologie, Direktion

Publiziert in:

Zootaxa

Publikationstyp:

Zeitschriftenaufsatz

DOI Name:

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4545.3.3

Keywords:

Freshwater fish, Taxonomy, Cytochrome oxidase I, Middle East

Bibliographische Angaben:

Mousavi-Sabet, H., Vatandoust, S., Geiger, M. F., Freyhof, J. (2019): Paracobitis abrishamchiani, a new crested loach from the southern Caspian Sea basin (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). - Zootaxa 4545 (3): 375–388.

Abstract:

Paracobitis abrishamchiani, new species, is described from the southern Caspian Sea basin, where it is found in the Babol, Haraz, Siah, Tajan, Talar and Kashpal River drainages. It is distinguished from P. hircanica and P. atrakensis, the two other Paracobitis species known from the Caspian Sea basin, by having scales on the flank posterior to the dorsal-fin origin and from its congeners in the Middle East by the position of its dorsal-fin origin, having a roundish posterior narial opening, and a colour pattern consisting of many widely spaced brown spots and blotches. It is further characterized by six diagnostic nucleotide substitutions and a minimum K2P distance of 4.3% to P. persa and 4.6% to P. malapterura in the mtDNA COI barcode region.