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Karkheh spirlin
Alburnoides nicolausi Bogutskaya & Coad, 2009
Also calledSimarehi 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. Hill streams and small rivers with moderate to fast-flowing water and gravel substrate. Biology. No data.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
conservation
Conservation status. CR; known only from a small population in a very small area. Desiccation of streams is a major threat, and the species may be at the border of extinction.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Alburnoides in Euphrates and Tigris drainages by: ● usually 7 ½ branched dorsal rays / ○ 8 – 11 ½, usually 9 – 10 ½, branched anal rays / ○ horizontaleyediametersmallerthaninterorbitaldistance / ○ ventral keel scaleless or covered by scales at up to ⅓ its length / ○ snout rounded / ○ mouth terminal, tip of mouth cleft situated at about a horizontal line with lower margin of pupil / ○ no pronounced chin / ○ caudal lobes rounded / ○ 41 − 49 + 2 − 3, usually 42 − 46 + 2 − 3, lateral-line scales / ○ 5 − 9, usually 7 − 8, gill rakers. Size up to 89 mm SL.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
discussion
Remarks. Alburnoides nicolausi, A. namaki, and A. idignensis are closely related, and future studies may not support them as independent species.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Alburnoides nicolausi in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2360281.