Urmia spirlin
Alburnoides petrubanarescui Bogutskaya & Coad, 2009
Also calledUrmia tippviidikas (est)
First described in: Bogutskaya, N. G.; Coad, B. W. (2009). A review of vertebral and fin-ray counts in the genus Alburnoides (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) with a description of six new species. <em>Zoosystematica Rossica.</em> 18(1): 126-173.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
biology_ecology
Habitat. Fast-flowing streams with gravel and sand substrate. Biology. No data.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
conservation
Conservation status. EN; seems to be declining within its very small range. Has disappeared from all tributaries in Iran except Nazlu.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Alburnoides in Iranian endorheic basins by: ○ 8 − 11 ½, usually 9 − 10 ½ branched anal rays / ○ usually 7 ½, rarely 8 ½ branched dorsal rays / ○ horizontal eye diameter smaller than interorbital distance / ○ mouth subterminal, tip of mouth cleft situated at a horizontal line with lower margin of eye / ○ ventral keel completely covered by scales / ○ snout stout, markedly rounded / ○ 42 − 49 + 2 − 3, usually 43 − 48 + 2 − 3, lateral-line scales / ○ 6 − 8 gill rakers. Size up to 109 mm SL.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
distribution
Distribution. Iran and Türkiye: Simineh, Zarrineh, Mahabad, Nazlu, Talkheh, and Shahr in Lake Urmia basin.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2360280.