Oxynoemacheilus kiabii Golzarianpour, Abdoli & Freyhof, 2011
Oxynoemacheilus kiabii
photo by Abbasi, K.

Family:  Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Max. size:  7.2 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 4.1 g
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Iran (Karkheh River drainage).
Diagnosis:  Distinguished from other congeners by having the following characters: two lateral pores in each side of the supratemporal canal and no central pore; no suborbital flap or suborbital groove in males; slightly emarginate caudal fin; incomplete lateral line; very long head; and distinct, large and vertically elongated blotches on flank, most prominent behind dorsal-fin base (Ref. 88811).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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