Two new species of Oxynoemacheilus from the Tigris drainage in Iraqi Kurdistan (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)

Abstract

Two new species of Oxynoemacheilus are described from the Sirvan River drainage in Iraqi Kurdistan. Oxynoemacheilus gyndes, new species, is distinguished by having a very short lateral line, reaching behind the pectoral-fin base, no scales except on the posteriormost part of the caudal peduncle, a slightly emarginate caudal fin and no suborbital groove in males. Oxynoemacheilus hanae, new species, is distinguished by having a midlateral row of elongated blotches, isolated patches of dark-brown spots or blotches on lower flank, a deeply emarginate caudal fin and a suborbital groove in males.

Oxynoemacheilus cemali, a new species of stone loach (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from the Çoruh River drainage, Turkey

“…The species‐rich genus Oxynoemacheilus Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966 in the family Nemacheilidae is widespread from Albania and eastern Greece to Iran and the southern Caucasus region (Freyhof et al ., ). Its diversity is poorly understood in the Asian portion of its range and several new species have been described in recent years, particularly from Anatolian Turkey and the Tigris River drainage (Erk′akan, ; Erk′akan et al ., ; Freyhof, ; Freyhof & Abdullah, ; Freyhof et al ., ; Freyhof & Özuluğ, ; Kamangar et al ., ; Sayyadzadeh et al ., ). However, broad‐scale molecular studies suggest a number of undescribed species remain (Geiger et al, ).…”

Two new Oxynoemacheilus species in western Anatolia (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae)

“…Freyhof et al (2011) list 41 species as valid in that genus, and Kottelat (2012) also included O. oxianus from the Central Asian Amu-Darya drainage. Since, Çiçek et al (2018); Erk`akan (2012); Freyhof (2016); Freyhof et al ( , 2019Freyhof et al ( , 2021aFreyhof et al ( , 2021bFreyhof et al ( , 2022; Freyhof and Abdullah (2017); Freyhof and Geiger (2021); Freyhof and Özuluǧ (2017); Kamangar et al (2014); Kaya et al (2020Kaya et al ( , 2021; Saygun et al (2021); Sayyadzadeh et al (2016); Sungur et al (2017); Turan et al (2019); Yoğurtçuoğlu et al, ( , 2021b; Yoğurtçuoğlu et al (2022) described and re-validated additional species and we recognize 62 species of Oxynoemacheilus as valid. Oxynoemacheilus is one of the largest genera of freshwater fishes in the Western Palearctic.…”

“…It has been reviewed comprehensively in the global distribution zone due to the many species. Indeed, most Oxynoemacheilus species are distributed in small ranges except O. bergianus, which lives in both the Caspian Sea basin and the Persian Gulf basin (Freyhof 2016;Freyhof and Abdullah 2017;Freyhof and Özuluğ 2017;Freyhof et al 2022). In recent years, new species (O. veyseli, O. elsae, O. ciceki) have been discovered from stretching Anatolia and nearby basins (Çiçek et al 2018;Eagderi et al 2018;Sungur et al 2017;Freyhof et al 2022).…”

Biodiversity of Fishes in Sulaimani Province in Kurdistan Region, Iraq

“…Freyhof et al (2016) recorded Eidinemacheilus proudlovei a subterranean loach from an aquifer into an ephemeral spring flowed into a small stream, which belongs to the Tabeen drainage in Sulamani province. Freyhof and Abdullah (2017) recorded two new loaches Oxynoemacheilus gyndes and O. hanae in headwater streams of the upper Sirwan in Sulamani province. Also, Freyhof and Geiger (2017) recorded Oxynoemacheilus zarzianus in a spring fed stream in the Qalachulan River drainage in Sulamani province.…”