Paracobitis molavii
| Paracobitis molavii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Paracobitis |
| Species: | P. molavii
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| Binomial name | |
| Paracobitis molavii Freyhof, Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Geiger, 2014
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Paracobitis molavii is a species of stone loach found in the Little Zab River in Iran and upper Sirwan (Kurdish) drainage [Sirvan (Persian) or Diyala (Arabic)] in Iran and Iraq. This species reaches a length of 7.3 cm (2.9 in).[1][2]
It is named after Sufi mystic and poet Rumi, commonly known as Molavi in Iran.[1]
References
- ^ a b Freyhof J, Esmaeili HR, Sayyadzadeh G, Geiger M (2014). "Review of the crested loaches of the genus Paracobitis from Iran and Iraq with the description of four new species (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 25 (1): 11–38 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paracobitis molavii". FishBase. February 2015 version.