Paraschistura pasatigris

Taxonavigation: Cobitoidei
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cobitoidei

Familia: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Paraschistura
Species: Paraschistura pasatigris

Name

Paraschistura pasatigris Freyhof et al., 2015

Holotype: ZM-CBSU J3247.
Paratypes: ZM-CBSU J3248 (28).

Type locality: Iran: Khozestan prov.: Bala River (Balarud), at Dezful, a tributary of Dez, 32°20'14" N 48°17'14" E.

Etymology: Pasatigris is the ancient name of the Karun River where the type material was collected. Pas in Sanskrit means to “touch” or to be “bound to”. This refer to the fact that the Karun is an independent drainage but closely bound to the Tigris.

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References

Freyhof, J., Sayyadzadeh, G., Esmaeili, H.R. & Geiger, M. 2015. Review of the genus Paraschistura from Iran with description of six new species (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 26(1): 1–48. PDF. Reference page.

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