Alburnoides qanati, a new species of cyprinid fish from southern Iran (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae)
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...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2009-07-01
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| Series: | ZooKeys |
| Online Access: | http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=2001 |
| Summary: | 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). |
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| ISSN: | 1313-2989 1313-2970 |