Samii riffle minnow
Alburnoides samiii Mousavi-Sabet, Vatandoust & Doadrio, 2015
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.
Samii's riffle minnow (Alburnoides samiii) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Leuciscidae. It is endemic to the Sefidroud River drainage in Iran.
== References ==
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
biology_ecology
Habitat. Streams and rivers with moderate to fast-flowing, well-oxygenated water and hard substrate. Also in lakes and reservoirs. Spawns in streams on gravel. Biology. Females larger than males. Feeds mainly on benthic insect larvae.
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 to or larger than interorbital distance / ○ ventral keel partly to completely covered by scales / ○ body depth at dorsal origin usually greater than head length / ○ snout short, slightly rounded / ○ mouth terminal, upper and lower lips equally projecting / ○ tip of mouth cleft situated at a horizontal line with middle of eye / ○ 47 − 52 + 2 − 3, usually 48 − 51 + 2 − 3, lateral-line scales / ○ 4 pharyngeal teeth in long row on right 5 th ceratobranchial / ○ 11 − 15 ½, usually 12 − 14 ½, branched anal rays / ○ 7 − 10, usually 8 − 9, gill rakers. Size up to 85 mm SL.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
discussion
Remarks. Molecular studies suggest that A. eichwaldii hybridises with A. samiii in small coastal rivers south of Kura.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
distribution
Distribution. Caspian basin from Lenkoran lowlands (north of Talesh Mountains) in Azerbaijan east to Sefid in Iran.
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 8523786.