Title of article :
Redescription of Paracobitis rhadinaea (Regan, 1906) from Sistan Basin, Iran (Teleostei: Nemacheiliidae)
Author/Authors :
Mousavi-Sabet، Hamed نويسنده Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Sowmeh Sara, P.O. Box: 1144, Guilan, Iran , , Gharaei، Ahmad نويسنده Department of Fisheries, International Hamoun Wetland Research Institute, University of Zabol, Iran, P.O. Box: 98615-538. , , Nasrollahzade، Akbar نويسنده Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Sowmeh Sara, Guilan, Iran. , , Habibi، Abouzar نويسنده Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Sowmeh Sara, Guilan, Iran. , , Eagderi ، Soheil نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Paracobitis rhadinaea, a member of the family Nemacheiliidae, originally described by Regan in 1906 from Sistan basin, is poorely known by the rare materials. The inadequately studied species is redescribed on the base of freshly collected materials. The species differs from all other Paracobitis species by combination of the following characters: stout and elongated body; large size, up to 288 mm; a fully squamated body; slit like posterior nare; and midlateral series of large, irregular set and shaped dark, brown blotches. P. rhadinaea is endemic to Sistan, Iran.
