Kor spirlin

biology_ecology

Habitat. Hill streams, spring-fed streams, small rivers with slow to moderate flow, gravel, and silt substrates. Biology. No data.

Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia

diagnosis

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Alburnoides in Iranian endorheic basins by: ● horizontal eye diameter equal to or larger than interorbital distance / ○ ventral keel completely covered by scales, rarely scaleless up to 1 ⁄ 4 its length / ○ lower lip usually projecting upper lip / ○ snout short, slightly pointed / ○ tip of mouth cleft situated at a horizontal line with middle of eye or upper margin of pupil / ○ 10 − 12 ½, usually 11 ½, branched anal rays / ○ 8 ½, rarely 7 ½, branched dorsal rays / ○ 41 − 49 + 2 − 3, usually 43 − 47 + 2 − 3, lateral-line scales / ○ 6 − 9, usually 8, gill rakers / ○ 40 − 41 total vertebrae. Size up to 82 mm SL.

Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia

distribution

Distribution. Iran: Kor and Harat drainages in Esfahan and Sirjan basins.

Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia

description

Common name: Kor spirlin-Qanat spirlin Taxonomy: Original description: Alburnoides qanati Coad & Bogutskaya, 2009: 68, fig. 1 [At source and along stream of a qanat at Naqsh-e Rostam, Pulvar River system, 29 ° 59 ' 30 " N, 52 ° 54 ' 00 " E, Fars, Iran, elevation 1660 m; holotype: CMNFI 1977 - 0509]. Revisions. None. Illustrations. Bogutskaya & Coad (2009: 51, fig. 2).

Freshwater lamprey and fishes of Iran: Reappraisal and updated checklist with a note on Eagderi et al. (2022)