Alburnoides qanati, a new species of cyprinid fish from southern Iran (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae)

By

Coad, Brian W.
Bogutskaya, Nina

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2009

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

13

Pages

67-77

Subjects

Alburnoides , Freshwater fishes , new species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.13.194

 

Abstract

Alburnoides qanati, sp. n. is described from a qanat in the Pulvar River drainage of Fars Province in southern Iran. The new taxon is distinguished from other members of the genus Alburnoides by a combination of characters including a scaled ventral keel, (41, 42)43-47(48, 49) lateral line scales, 2.5-4.2 pharyngeal teeth, commonly 8½ branched dorsal-fin rays, 10-12½ branched anal-fin rays, 40-41 total vertebrae, and caudal vertebral region equal or slightly longer then an abdominal region (vertebral formulae 20+20 or 20+21).