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Issue: Vol. 4173 No. 3: 5 Oct. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-10-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4173.3.2
Page range: 225–236
Abstract views: 127
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Eidinemacheilus proudlovei, a new subterranean loach from Iraqi Kurdistan (Teleostei; Nemacheilidae)

Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), 12587 Berlin, Germany.
Medical Laboratory Department, Technical College of Health, Sulaimani Polytechnic University, Sulaimani, Iraq.
Kurdistan Botanical Foundation / Biology Department, School of Science, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, Iraq.
Charmo Center Research, Charmo University, Chamchamal, Iraq, Iraq.
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity, 53113 Bonn. Germany.
Pisces Freshwater fish Middle East Kurdistan Iraq troglomorphic new species DNA barcoding cave fishes subterranean fishes

Abstract

Eidinemacheilus proudlovei, new species, is described from subterranean waters in the Little Zab River drainage in Iraqi Kurdistan. After the discovery of E. smithi in 1976, E. proudlovei is the second troglomorphic nemacheilid loach found in the Middle East and the second species placed in Eidinemacheilus. Eidinemacheilus proudlovei is distinguished from E. smithi by having 8+8 or 8+7 branched caudal-fin rays, no adipose keel on the caudal peduncle, enlarged jaws and a fully developed head canal system. It furthers differs substantially in its DNA barcode (>8% K2P distance) from all other nemacheilid loaches in the Middle East, Europe and Western India.

 

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