Tabarestan spirlin
Alburnoides tabarestanensis Mousavi-Sabet, Anvarifar & Azizi, 2015
Also calledtajaninpunasalakka (fin) · Каспийская быстрянка (rus)
First described in: Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Vatandoust, S.; Doadrio, I. (2015). Review of the genus Alburnoides Jeitteles, 1861 (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae) from Iran with description of three new species from the Caspian Sea. <em>Caspian Journal Environmental Science.</em> 13(4): 293-331.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
biology_ecology
Habitat. Streams and small rivers with moderate to fast-flowing water and gravel substrate. Biology. No data.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Alburnoides in Caspian basin and Hari drainage by: ○ horizontal eye diameter equal or smaller than interorbital distance / ○ 11 − 13, usually 12, predorsal vertebrae / ○ body depth at dorsal origin usually greater than head length / ○ ventral keel usually scaleless, sometimes completely covered by scales / ○ snout slightly pointed / ○ mouth terminal, upper and lower lips equally projecting / ○ tip of mouth cleft situated at a horizontal line with middle of eye to lower margin of pupil / ○ 47 − 52 + 2 − 3 lateral-line scales / ○ 4 pharyngeal teeth in long row on right 5 th ceratobranchial / ○ 11 − 14 ½, usually 12 − 13 ½, branched anal rays / ○ 7 − 10, usually 8 − 9, gill rakers. Size up to 95 mm SL.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
discussion
Remarks. Spirlins from rivers between Tajan and west to Sefid and east to Atrak have yet to be identified.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
distribution
Distribution. Iran: Khey to Gorgan drainages in southern and south-eastern Caspian 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 8460152.