Published November 12, 2025 | Version v1
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Carasobarbus saadatii Jouladeh-Roudbar, Kaya, Vatandoust & Ghanavi 2024

Description

Carasobarbus saadatii

Common name. Zagros kiss-lip himri.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Carasobarbus in Persian Gulf and Mediterranean basins by: ○ 38−40 total lateral-line scales / ○ well-developed median lobe on lower lip / ○ no black blotch on posterior caudal peduncle in individuals larger than 85 mm SL / ○ two pairs of barbels / ○ head length 19−20 % SL / ○ dorsal fin height 26−30 % SL / ○ distance between pelvic and anal fins 26−28% SL.Size up to 250 mm SL.

Distribution. Iran:lower Karun.Possibly more widespread.

Habitat. Poorly known; seem to inhabit deep, summer-warm mountain river stretches with fast-flowing water and gravel bottoms.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. VU.

Further reading. Jouladeh-Roudbar et al.2024 (description).

Notes

Published as part of Freyhof, Jörg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, GmbH, Berlin / Boston :De Gruyter on page 157, DOI: 10.1515/9783111677811, http://zenodo.org/record/17881367

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References

  • Jouladeh-Roudbar, A., C. Kaya, S. Vatandoust & H. R. Ghanavi. 2024. New insights into the phylogeny of Carasobarbus Karaman, 1971 (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae) with the description of three new species. Scientific Reports 14: 21801. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-71463-7