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Species in the genus Paraschistura: [ 32 ] records

abdolii, Paraschistura Freyhof [J.], Sayyadzadeh [G.], Esmaeili [H. R.] & Geiger [M. F.] 2015:19, Figs. 19-23 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 26 (no. 1); ref. 33865] Kerman Province, Pol River at road between Rayen and Jiroft, Lut Basin, 29°21'06"N, 57°29'09"E, Iran. Holotype: ZM-CBSU J3904. Paratypes: ZM-CBSU J3095 (31), FSJF 2230 (32). Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Paraschistura abdolii Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger 2015 -- (Mousavi-Sabet & Eagderi 2015:299 [ref. 34027], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:887 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2017:70 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:49 [ref. 36089], Sayyadzadeh et al. 2019:579 [ref. 36833], Eagderi et al. 2019:265 [ref. 36967], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:188 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:97 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura abdolii Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger 2015. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Middle East: Kol, Hamun-e Jaz Murian and Sirjan basins (Kerman, Iran). Habitat: freshwater.

alepidotus, Nemacheilus Mirza [M. R.] & Bănărescu [P. M.] in Mirza, Bănărescu & Nalbant 1970:55, Fig. 10 [Biologia (Lahore) v. 16 (no. 1); ref. 7761] Madyan River, Swat drainage, Pakistan. Holotype: IBTS 1356. Paratypes: Banarescu priv. coll. (orig. 2 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 4); BMNH 1977.7.5.2 (1); IBTS 1944 (1), 1233 (1); Mirza priv. coll. (1); ZMA 114463-64 (1, 1). Genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Nemacheilus alepidotus Mirza & Bănărescu 1970 -- (Coad 1981:13 [ref. 22348] as Noemacheilus). •Synonym of Nemacheilus pakistanicus Mirza & Bănărescu 1969 -- (Menon 1987:44 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:493 [ref. 20764]). •Valid as Schistura alepidota (Mirza & Bănărescu 1970) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1995:441 [ref. 23187], Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Mirza 2003:14 [ref. 27265]). •Valid as Paraschistura alepidota (Mirza & Bănărescu 1970) -- (Prokofiev 2009:892 [ref. 30604], Kottelat 2012:101 [ref. 32367], Çiçek et al. 2023:11 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura alepidota (Mirza & Bănărescu 1970). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: South Asia: eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan. Habitat: freshwater.

alta, Schistura Nalbant [T. T.] & Bianco [P. G.] 1998:118, Fig. 21 [Italian Journal of Zoology v. 65, Suppl.; ref. 23810] Helmand river drainage, northeast of Girisk, Kajkai, Afghanistan. Holotype: ZMC P 27115. Paratypes: ISBB uncat. (1), ZMC P 27116 (1). •Valid as Schistura alta Nalbant & Bianco 1998 -- (Kottelat 2012:105 [ref. 32367]). •Valid as Paraschistura alta (Nalbant & Bianco 1998) -- (Freyhof et al. 2015:46 [ref. 33865], Esmaeili et al. 2017:70 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:50 [ref. 36089], Sayyadzadeh et al. 2019:581 [ref. 36833], Eagderi et al. 2019:265 [ref. 36967], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:189 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2023:11 [ref. 40326], Çiçek et al. 2024:98 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura alta (Nalbant & Bianco 1998). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Middle East and South Asia: Helmand River basin (Afghanistan) and Sistan-and-Baluchestan Provinces (Iran). Habitat: freshwater.

aredvii, Paraschistura Freyhof [J.], Sayyadzadeh [G.], Esmaeili [H. R.] & Geiger [M. F.] 2015:25, Figs. 24-28 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 26 (no. 1); ref. 33865] Fars Province, Sarab-e Bahram spring at Sarab-e Bahram, a tributary of Fahlian River, 30°02'48"N, 51°33'34"E, Iran. Holotype: ZM-CBSU J2959. Paratypes: ZM-CBSU J2960 (27). Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Paraschistura aredvii Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger 2015 -- (Mousavi-Sabet & Eagderi 2015:299 [ref. 34027], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:887 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2017:70 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:50 [ref. 36089], Sayyadzadeh et al. 2019:581 [ref. 36833], Eagderi et al. 2019:265 [ref. 36967], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:190 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:98 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura aredvii Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger 2015. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Middle East: Zohreh River drainage (Fars and Khuzestan, Iran). Habitat: freshwater.

baluchiorum, Nemachilus Zugmayer [E.] 1912:599 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 10 (no. 60); ref. 14897] Panjgur, Baluchistan, Pakistan. Syntypes: (13) NMW 19851 (1), ZSM [old collection] (12) lost in WWII. Type catalog: Neumann 2006:267 [ref. 28925]. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Nemacheilus baluchiorum Zugmayer 1912 -- (Coad 1981:13 [ref. 22348], Menon 1987:65 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:471 [ref. 20764], Coad 1996:5 [ref. 23831]). •Questionably valid or possibly a synonym of Nemacheilus bampurensis Nikolskii 1899 -- (Coad 1995:22 [ref. 23608]). •Synonym of Schistura bampurensis (Nikolskii 1900) -- (Nalbant & Bianco 1998:118 [ref. 23810]). •Valid as Schistura baluchiorum (Zugmayer 1912) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1995:441 [ref. 23187] as balachiorum, Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Mirza 2003:14 [ref. 27265] as balochiorum, Kottelat 2012:106 [ref. 32367]). •Mention -- (Prokofiev 2009:892 [ref. 30604]). •Synonym of Paraschistura bampurensis (Nikolskii 1900) -- (Esmaeili et al. 2017:71 [ref. 35254], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:191 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:99 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Paraschistura bampurensis (Nikolskii 1900). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

bampurensis, Nemacheilus Nikolskii [A. M.] 1900:414 [40] [Ezhegodnik Zoologicheskogo Muzeya Imperatorskoy Akademii Nauk v. 4; ref. 14731] Kjagur and Kashin [Kaekin] rivers, Bampur River near Bazman, Iran. Syntypes: ZIN 11698-99 (6+, 4). On p. 40 of separate. •Valid as Nemacheilus bampurensis Nikolskii 1900 -- (Coad 1991:18 [ref. 15702], Coad 1995:22 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:6 [ref. 23831], Coad 1996:71 [ref. 25297], Coad 1998:102 [ref. 23869]). •Valid as Schistura bampurensis (Nikolskii 1900) -- (Nalbant & Bianco 1998:118 [ref. 23810]). •Valid as Paraschistura bampurensis (Nikolskii 1900) -- (Prokofiev 2009:892 [ref. 30604], Esmaeili et al. 2010:373 [ref. 33391], Kottelat 2012:101 [ref. 32367] as bampurenris, Vatandoust & Eagderi 2015:182 [ref. 33819], Freyhof et al. 2015:7 [ref. 33865], Mousavi-Sabet & Eagderi 2015:299 [ref. 34027], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:887 [ref. 34062], Teimori et al. 2015:90 [ref. 34095], Esmaeili et al. 2015:122 [ref. 35030], Esmaeili et al. 2017:71 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:50 [ref. 36089], Sayyadzadeh et al. 2019:581 [ref. 36833], Eagderi et al. 2019:265 [ref. 36967], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:191 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2023:12 [ref. 40326], Çiçek et al. 2024:98 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura bampurensis (Nikolskii 1900). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Middle East and South Asia: Bampur River basin (Sistan and Baluchestan provinces, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan). Habitat: freshwater.

chrysicristinae, Schistura Nalbant [T. T.] 1998:372, Fig. 1 [Travaux du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa" No. 40; ref. 26011] Batman River, a tributary of upper Tigris at Catalköprü, about 18 kilometers east from Silvan, Turkey. Holotype: ISBB uncat. Paratypes: ISBB uncat. (2), MGAB (1). •Valid as Schistura chrysicristinae Nalbant 1998 -- (Fricke et al. 2007:52 [ref. 29533] Çiçek et al. 2015:149 [ref. 35151], Çiçek et al. 2018:20 [ref. 36267], Çiçek et al. 2020:246 [ref. 37644]). •Valid as Paraschistura chrysicristinae (Nalbant 1998) -- (Kottelat 2012:101 [ref. 32367], Çiçek et al. 2023:355 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:99 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura chrysicristinae (Nalbant 1998). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Asia Minor: upper Tigris River [Dicle Nehri] basin (Persian Gulf tributary), Diyarbakιr Province (Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.

cristatus, Nemacheilus Berg [L. S.] 1898:19 [5], Fig. [Dnevnik Zoologicheskogo Otdeleniya Obshchestva Zoologii Muzeya v. 2 (no. 7); ref. 14676] Tedzhen River near Ashgabat [Askhabad], Turkmenistan. Syntypes: (many) ISBR 996 (2), ZIN 11055 (1), ZMMU P-2555 (59). On p. 5 of separate. •Valid as Nemacheilus cristatus Berg 1898 -- (Berg 1949:886 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus, Coad 1981:14 [ref. 22348] as Noemacheilus, Coad 1995:22 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:71 [ref. 25297], Coad 1998:102 [ref. 23869], Coad & Abdoli 2000:56 [ref. 25296]) •Valid as Schistura cristata (Berg 1898) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1995:442 [ref. 23187], Nalbant & Bianco 1998:118 [ref. 23810], Nalbant 1998:373 [ref. 26011]). •Valid as Metaschistura cristata (Berg 1898) -- (Prokofiev 2009:893 [ref. 30604], Esmaeili et al. 2010:372 [ref. 33391], Prokofiev 2017:270 [ref. 35630]). •Valid as Paraschistura cristata (Berg 1898) -- (Freyhof et al. 2015:10 [ref. 33865], Mousavi-Sabet & Eagderi 2015:299 [ref. 34027], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:887 [ref. 34062], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2015:2 [ref. 34063], Azimi et al. 2015:290 [ref. 35410], Esmaeili et al. 2017:71 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:50 [ref. 36089], Sayyadzadeh et al. 2019:581 [ref. 36833], Eagderi et al. 2019:265 [ref. 36967], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:192 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2023:12 [ref. 40326], Çiçek et al. 2024:99 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura cristata (Berg 1898). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Middle East, North Asia and South Asia: Hari River basin (Iran, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan). Habitat: freshwater.

delvarii, Paraschistura Mousavi-Sabet [H.] & Eagderi [S.] 2015:299, Figs. 2-5 [Vertebrate Zoology v. 65 (no. 3); ref. 34027] Upstream of Mond River, Persian Gulf basin, Fars province, Iran, 29°40'22"N, 52°08'57"E. Holotype: VMFC PSD1-H. Paratypes: GUIC, VMFC. •Valid as Paraschistura delvarii Mousavi-Sabet & Eagderi 2015 -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:888 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2017:71 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:50 [ref. 36089], Sayyadzadeh et al. 2018:42 [ref. 36026], Sayyadzadeh et al. 2019:582 [ref. 36833], Eagderi et al. 2019:265 [ref. 36967], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:193 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:100 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura delvarii Mousavi-Sabet & Eagderi 2015. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Middle East: Mond River drainage, Persian Gulf basin (Fars Province, Iran). Habitat: freshwater.

haarlovi, Noemacheilus lindbergi Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1966:176, Figs. 14-15; Pl. 21 (fig. 6) [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn v. 129; ref. 218] Pirzada, west of Kandahar, Helmand drainage, Afghanistan. Holotype: ZMUC P27111 [orig. 2811]. Paratypes: ZMUC P27112-13 [orig. 2812-2813] (2). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:49 [ref. 9588]. Genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Synonym of Nemacheilus lindbergi Bănărescu & Mirza 1965, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Coad 1995:22 [ref. 23608]). •Synonym of Schistura lingbergi (Bănărescu & Mirza 1965). •Synonym of Paraschistura lindbergi Bănărescu & Nalbant 1966 -- (Kottelat 2012:101 [32367]). •Synonym of Paraschistura kessleri (Günther 1889) -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:199 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:102 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Paraschistura kessleri (Günther 1889). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

hormuzensis, Paraschistura Freyhof [J.], Sayyadzadeh [G.], Esmaeili [H. R.] & Geiger [M. F.] 2015:28, Figs 29-33 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 26 (no. 1); ref. 33865] Hormozgan Province, Rudan River at Abnama bridge, a tributary of Minab River, 27°28'24"N, 57°15'14"E, Iran. Holotype: ZM-CBSU J3168. Paratypes: FSJF 2217 (40), ZM-CBSU J3169 (77). Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Paraschistura hormuzensis Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger 2015 -- (Mousavi-Sabet & Eagderi 2015:299 [ref. 34027], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:888 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2017:71 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:51 [ref. 36089], Sayyadzadeh et al. 2019:582 [ref. 36833], Eagderi et al. 2019:266 [ref. 36967], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:195 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:100 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura hormuzensis Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger 2015. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Middle East: Makran River basin (Hormozgan Province, Iran). Habitat: freshwater.

ilamensis, Paraschistura Vatandoust [S.] & Eagderi [S.] 2015:178, Figs. 1-5 [International Journal of Aquatic Biology v. 3 (no. 3); ref. 33819] Ilam Province, Spring at Siahgav, Tigris River drainage, Iran, 33°51'54"N, 47°42'02"E. Holotype: VMFC PS13-H. Paratypes: VMFC. •Valid as Paraschistura ilamensis Vatandoust & Eagderi 2015 -- (Mousavi-Sabet & Eagderi 2015:299 [ref. 34027], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:888 [ref. 34062], Sayyadzadeh et al. 2019:582 [ref. 36833], Eagderi et al. 2019:266 [ref. 36967], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:196 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:101 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura ilamensis Vatandoust & Eagderi 2015. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Middle East: Tigris River basin (Ilam and Khuzestan, Iran). Habitat: freshwater.

kermanensis, Paraschistura Sayyadzadeh [G.], Teimori [A.] & Esmaeili [H. R.] 2019:574, FIgs. 3-8 [Zootaxa 4638 (no. 4); ref. 36833] Bidkhoon River at Hanjam village, Kerman province, Iran, 29°39'51.2"N, 56°30"52.3"E. Holotype: ZM-CBSU H2442. Paratypes: ZM-CBSU H2443 (20). •Valid as Paraschistura kermanensis Sayyadzadeh, Teimori & Esmaeili 2019 -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:197 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:101 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura kermanensis Sayyadzadeh, Teimori & Esmaeili 2019. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Middle East: Bidkhoon River drainage, Kerman-Naein basin (Kerman Province, Iran). Habitat: freshwater.

kessleri, Nemachilus Günther [A.] 1889:109 [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 5 (pt 3) (art. 3); ref. 18207] Nushki, Pishin Lora River basin, Afghanistan [today Pakistan]. Syntypes: (8) BMNH 1886.9.21.177-180 (4), ZSI 11487-90 (now 3). Type information: Talwar 1977:65 [ref. 21523]. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Valid as Nemacheilus kessleri Günther 1889 -- (Berg 1949:877 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus, Coad 1981:14 [ref. 22348] as Noemacheilus, Menon 1987:61 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:485 [ref. 20764], Coad 1995:22 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:6 [ref. 23831], Coad 1996:71 [ref. 25297], Coad 1998:103 [ref. 23869], Coad & Abdoli 2000:56 [ref. 25296]). •Valid as Schistura kessleri (Günther 1889) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1995:441 [ref. 23187], Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Mirza 2003:14 [ref. 27265]). •Valid as Paraschistura kessleri (Günther 1889) -- (Prokofiev 2009:892 [ref. 30604] with subspecies, Esmaeili et al. 2010:373 [ref. 33391], Vatandoust & Eagderi 2015:182 [ref. 33819], Freyhof et al. 2015:12 [ref. 33865], Mousavi-Sabet & Eagderi 2015:299 [ref. 34027], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:888 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2015:122 [ref. 35030], Esmaeili et al. 2017:71 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:51 [ref. 36089], Eagderi et al. 2019:266 [ref. 36967], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:198 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2023:12 [ref. 40326], Çiçek et al. 2024:102 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura kessleri (Günther 1889). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Middle East and South Asia: Mashkid River basin (Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan). Habitat: freshwater.

lepidocaulis, Schistura kessleri Mirza [M. R.] & Nalbant [T. T.] in Mirza, Nalbant & Bănărescu 1981:110, Figs. 9-13 [Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 51 (no. 1); ref. 5390] Parachinar, basin of the Kurram River, Pakistan. Holotype: ISBB 3366. Paratypes: ISBB 3367 (1), ZMA 116441 (2), Mirza priv. coll. (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:36 [ref. 19236]. •Synonym of Nemacheilus prashari Hora 1933 -- (Menon 1987:64 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:496 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Schistura kessleri (Günther 1889), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Mirza 2000:356 [ref. 25207]). •Valid as Schistura lepidocaulus Mirza & Nalbant 1981 -- (Mirza 2003:14 [ref. 27265]). •Synonym of Paraschistura kessleri (Günther 1889), but a valid subspecies -- (Prokofiev 2009:892 [ref. 30604]). •Valid as Paraschistura lepidocaulis (Mirza & Nalbant 1981) -- (Kottelat 2012:101 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura lepidocaulis (Mirza & Nalbant 1981). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Pakistan. Habitat: freshwater.

lindbergi, Noemacheilus Bănărescu [P. M.] & Mirza [M. R.] 1965:265, Figs. 1-4 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 46 (no. 4); ref. 9194] Rivulet connected to drainage of the Farah River, Siaw, between Farah and Dilaram, Afghanistan, elevation 780 meters. Holotype: HUJ 1572 (lost). Paratypes: IBTS 1240 1-3 (3), 1360 (1), 1536 1-3 (3); SMF 7880-83 (4). Type catalog: Golani 2006:23 [ref. 28840] with holotype lost. Genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Synonym of Nemacheilus prashari Hora 1933 -- (Coad 1981:14 [ref. 22348] as Noemacheilus). •Valid as Nemacheilus lindbergi Bănărescu & Mirza 1965 -- (Menon 1987 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:486 [ref. 20764], Coad 1995:22 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:6 [ref. 23831]). •Valid as Schistura lindbergi (Bănărescu & Mirza 1965) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1995:441 [ref. 23187], Nalbant & Bianco 1998:116 [ref. 23810], Mirza 2003:15 [ref. 27265]). •Synonym of Paraschistura kessleri (Günther 1889), but a valid subspecies -- (Prokofiev 2009:892 [ref. 30604]). •Valid as Paraschistura lindbergi (Bănărescu & Mirza 1965) -- (Kottelat 2012:101 [ref. 32367], Freyhof et al. 2015:46 [ref. 33865], Çiçek et al. 2023:13 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura lindbergi (Bănărescu & Mirza 1965). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: South Asia: Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. Habitat: freshwater.

makranensis, Paraschistura Eagderi [S.], Mousavi-Sabet [H.] & Freyhof [J.] 2019:261, Figs. 2-8 [Zootaxa 4668 (no. 2); ref. 36967] Jegin River at Jegin, Hormuzgan province, Iran, 26°09'43.1"N, 57°53'30.0"E. Holotype: IMNRF-UT-1093-16. Paratypes: FSJF, IMNRF-UT, VMFC. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Paraschistura makranensis Eagderi, Mousavi-Sabet & Freyhof 2019 -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:199 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:102 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura makranensis Eagderi, Mousavi-Sabet & Freyhof 2019. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Middle East: upper Jegin River drainage (Hormuzgan Province, Iran). Habitat: freshwater.

microlabra, Schistura Mirza [M. R.] & Nalbant [T. T.] in Mirza, Nalbant & Bănărescu 1981:126, Figs. 56-60 [Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 51 (no. 1); ref. 5390] Ali Masjid, Khyber Pass, Kabul River basin, northern Pakistan. Holotype: ISBB 3869. Paratypes: ZMA 116448 (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:36 [ref. 19236]. •Synonym of Nemacheilus pakistanicus Mirza & Bănărescu 1969 -- (Menon 1987:44 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:493 [ref. 20764]). •Valid as Schistura microlabra Mirza & Nalbant 1981 -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1995:442 [ref. 23187], Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Mirza 2003:15 [ref. 27265]). •Valid as Paraschistura microlabra (Mirza & Nalbant 1981) -- (Prokofiev 2009:892 [ref. 30604], Kottelat 2012:101 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura microlabra (Mirza & Nalbant 1981). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Pakistan. Habitat: freshwater.

montana, Schistura McClelland [J.] 1838:947, Pl. 55 (fig. 1) [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 7 (for Nov. 1838); ref. 2924] Mountain streams of Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India. Possible syntypes: BMNH 1860.3.19.118-119 (2). See also McClelland 1839:307, 440, and Pl. 57 (fig. 1) [ref. 2923]. •Valid as Nemacheilus montanus (McClelland 1838) -- (Menon 1987:78 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:489 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:174 [ref. 24904] as Noemacheilus, Karmakar 2000:31 [ref. 25662] as Noemacheilus). •Valid as Schistura montana McClelland 1838 -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1995:440 [ref. 23187], Kullander et al. 1999:153 [ref. 23689], Kottelat 2012:113 [ref. 32367], Khynrian & Sen 2014:18 [ref. 33853], Freyhof et al. 2016:75 [ref. 34414], Bleher 2018:222 [ref. 36647]). •Valid as Paraschistura montana (McClelland 1838) -- (Prokofiev 2009:892 [ref. 30604]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura montana (McClelland 1838). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Himalaya Foothills, Assam, Meghalaya and Himachal Pradesh, India. Habitat: freshwater.

nalbanti, Noemacheilus alepidotus Bănărescu [P. M.] & Mirza [M. R.] 1972:121, Pl. 1 (figs. 1-2) [Biologia (Lahore) v. 18 (no. 2); ref. 7602] Rawlakot [Rawalabot], Jehlum River basin, Azad Kashmir. Holotype: IBTS 2490. Paratypes: BMNH 1977.7.5.1 (1); BTS 2586 (orig. 15), MNHN 1978-0023 (1), NMW 77262 (1), USNM 218526 (1), ?ZMA 114458 (1), ?ZMA 114722 (2), ZMH 5964 (2). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:31 [ref. 19236], Menon 1987:49 [ref. 14149], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:413 [ref. 21161]. Genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Synonym of Nemacheilus punjabensis Hora 1923 -- (Menon 1987:47 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:497 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:176 [ref. 24904] as Noemacheilus). •Synonym of Schistura punjabensis (Hora 1923) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1995:441 [ref. 23187], Kullander et al. 1999:137 [ref. 23689]). •Valid as Schistura nalbanti (Bănărescu & Mirza 1972) -- (Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220]). •Synonym of Paraschistura punjabensis (Hora 1923) -- (Kottelat et al. 2012:102 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Paraschistura punjabensis (Hora 1923). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Pakistan and Kashmir (in valid). Habitat: freshwater.

naseeri, Nemacheilus punjabensis Ahmad [N. ud-D.] & Mirza [M. R.] 1963:78, Fig. 3 [Pakistan Journal of Science v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 3863] Madyan stream at Madyan, Swat Valley, Pakistan. Syntypes: (5). •Valid as Nemacheilus naseeri Ahmad & Mirza 1963 -- (Coad 1981:14 [ref. 22348] as Noemacheilus). •Synonym of Nemacheilus prashari Hora 1933 -- (Menon 1987:64 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:496 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Schistura prashari (Hora 1933) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1995:441 [ref. 23187]). •Valid as Schistura naseeri (Ahmad & Mirza 1963) -- (Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Mirza 2003:15 [ref. 27265]). •Valid as Paraschistura naseeri (Ahman & Mirza 1963) -- (Prokofiev 2009:892 [ref. 30604], Kottelat 2012:101 [ref. 32367], Çiçek et al. 2023:49 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura naseeri (Ahmad & Mirza 1963). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: South Asia: Pakistan endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

naumanni, Paraschistura Freyhof [J.], Sayyadzadeh [G.], Esmaeili [H. R.] & Geiger [M. F.] 2015:32, Figs. 34-41 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 26 (no. 1); ref. 33865] Fars Province, Golabi spring, about 35 km west of Darab, a tributary of Kol River, 28°47'15"N, 54°22'19"E, Iran. Holotype: ZM-CBSU J2941. Paratypes: FSJF, ZM-CBSU. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Paraschistura naumanni Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger 2015 -- (Mousavi-Sabet & Eagderi 2015:299 [ref. 34027], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:888 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2017:72 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:51 [ref. 36089], Sayyadzadeh et al. 2018:44 [ref. 36026], Sayyadzadeh et al. 2019:582 [ref. 36833], Eagderi et al. 2019:266 [ref. 36967], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:200 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:103 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura naumanni Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger 2015. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Middle East: Mond River system, Hormuz basin (Fars, Iran). Habitat: freshwater.

nielseni, Schistura Nalbant [T. T.] & Bianco [P. G.] 1998:119, Figs. 22 A-C [Italian Journal of Zoology v. 65, Suppl.; ref. 23810] Bazar River, Iran. Holotype: ZMC P 27109. Paratypes: ISBB uncat (1), ZMC P 2805 (1), 2806 (2), 27110 (1). •Valid as Schistura nielseni Nalbant & Bianco 1998 -- (Nalbant 1998:373 [ref. 26011]). •Valid as Paraschistura nielseni (Nalbant & Bianco 1998) -- (Esmaeili et al. 2010:373 [ref. 33391], Kottelat 2012:101 [ref. 32367], Vatandoust & Eagderi 2015:182 [ref. 33819], Freyhof et al. 2015:15 [ref. 33865], Mousavi-Sabet & Eagderi 2015:299 [ref. 34027], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:888 [ref. 34062], Teimori et al. 2015:90 [ref. 34095], Esmaeili et al. 2017:72 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:51 [ref. 36089], Sayyadzadeh et al. 2018:45 [ref. 36026], Sayyadzadeh et al. 2019:582 [ref. 36833], Eagderi et al. 2019:266 [ref. 36967], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:201 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:103 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura nielseni (Nalbant & Bianco 1998). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Middle East: Helleh and Mond River basins, Persian Gulf basin (Fars, Iran). Habitat: freshwater.

pakistanicus, Noemacheilus Mirza [M. R.] & Bănărescu [P. M.] in Mirza, Bănărescu & Nalbant 1969:87, Pl. 1 (figs. 1-3) [Pakistan Journal of Zoology v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 7836] Hindubaugh, Zhob River drainage, Pakistan. Paratypes: ZMA 114462 (1), ISBB 2232 (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:31-32 [ref. 19236], Menon 1987:46 [ref. 14149]. •Valid as Nemacheilus pakistanicus Mirza & Bănărescu 1969 -- (Coad 1981:14 [ref. 22348] as Noemacheilus, Menon 1987:44 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:493 [ref. 20764]). •Valid as Schistura pakistanica (Mirza & Bănărescu 1969) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1995:441 [ref. 23187], Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Mirza 2003:15 [ref. 27265]) •Valid as Paraschistura pakistanica (Mirza & Bănărescu 1969) -- (Kottelat 2012:101 [ref. 32367], Çiçek et al. 2023:49 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura pakistanica (Mirza & Bănărescu 1969). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: South Asia: Zhob River basin (Pakistan) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

paludani, Noemacheilus sargadensis Bănărescu [P. M.] & Nalbant [T. T.] 1966:167, Figs. 9-10; Pl. 21 (figs. 1-2) [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn v. 129; ref. 218] Small tributary of Pech River, Kabul River drainage, at Gusalek, northeastern Afghanistan. Holotype: ZMUC P27101 [orig. 2801]. Paratypes: ZMUC P27102-04 [orig. 2802-2804] (3). Type information: Nielsen 1974:49 [ref. 9588]. Genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Synonym of Nemacheilus sargadensis Nikolskii 1899 -- (Coad 1981:15 [ref. 22348] as Noemacheilus). •Synonym of Schistura punjabensis (Hora 1923) -- (Kullander et al. 1999:137 [ref. 23689]). •Questionably the same as Paraschistura punjabensis (Hora 1923) -- (Kottelat 2012:201 [ref. 32367]). Current status: Synonym of Paraschistura punjabensis (Hora 1923). Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

pasatigris, Paraschistura Freyhof [J.], Sayyadzadeh [G.], Esmaeili [H. R.] & Geiger [M. F.] 2015:37, Figs. 42-47 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 26 (no. 1); ref. 33865] Khuzestan Province, Bala River (Balarud), at Dezful, a tributary of Dez River, 32°20'14"N, 48°17'14"E, Iran. Holotype: ZM-CBSU J3247. Paratypes: ZM-CBSU J3248 (28). Plus non-type material. Paraschistura ilamensis Vatandoust & Eagderi 2015 has two days priority over P. pasatigris Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger 2015 if these taxa are considered synonymous. •Valid as Paraschistura pasatigris Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger 2015 -- (Esmaeili et al. 2017:72 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:51 [ref. 36089]). •Synonym of Paraschistura ilamensis Vatandoust & Eagderi 2015 -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:888 [ref. 34062], Eagderi et al. 2019:264 [ref. 36967], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:196 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:101 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Paraschistura ilamensis Vatandoust & Eagderi 2015. Nemacheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

prashari, Nemachilus Hora [S. L.] 1933:189, Pl. 5 (figs. 1-2) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 35 (pt 2); ref. 16493] A spring 300 yards north of Kohat City, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. Holotype: ZSI F10719/1. Paratypes: ZSI (3). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. See Das 2003:365 [ref. 27706]. Some references may refer to Schistura prashadi by mistake; wrongly placed by us. •Valid as Nemacheilus prashari Hora 1933 -- (Coad 1981:14 [ref. 22348], Menon 1987:64 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:496 [ref. 20764], Karmakar 2000:31 [ref. 25662] as Noemacheilus prashadi, Mirza 2000:356 [ref. 25207], Vishwanath & Laisram 2001:209 [ref. 25886], Vishwanath & Shanta Kumar 2006:210 [ref. 28652]). •Questionably a synonym of Nemacheilus kessleri Günther 1889 -- (Coad 1995:22, 23 [ref. 23608]). •Valid as Paraschistura prashari (Hora 1933) -- (Prokofiev 2009:892 [ref. 30604], Çiçek et al. 2023:13 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura prashari (Hora 1933). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: South Asia: Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Habitat: freshwater.

punjabensis, Nemachilus Hora [S. L.] 1923:384, Figs. 2-3 [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 25 (pt 4); ref. 15408] Stream below Watta Hills, Salt Range, Punjab, Pakistan. Syntypes: ZSI F10348/1 (6). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:124 [ref. 20743], Menon 1987:49 [ref. 14149]. Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. See Das 2003:365 [ref. 27706]. •Valid as Nemacheilus punjabensis Hora 1923 -- (Menon 1987:47 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:497 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:176 [ref. 24904] as Noemacheilus, Karmakar 2000:31 [ref. 25662] as Noemacheilus). •Valid as Schistura punjabensis (Hora 1923) -- (Bănărescu & Nalbant 1995:441 [ref. 23187] as panjabensis, Kullander et al. 1999:137 [ref. 23689], Rafique 2000:325 [ref. 25220], Mirza 2003:15 [ref. 27265]). •Valid as Paraschistura punjabensis (Hora 1923) -- (Kottelat 2012:102 [ref. 32367], Bleher 2018:198 [ref. 36647], Çiçek et al. 2023:14 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura punjabensis (Hora 1923). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: South Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan and northwestern India. Habitat: freshwater.

sargadensis, Nemacheilus Nikolskii [A. M.] 1900:415 [41] [Ezhegodnik Zoologicheskogo Muzeya Imperatorskoy Akademii Nauk v. 4; ref. 14731] Sij-Rischan [Zia Rishan] near Kuh-i-Tuftan volcano, Sargado [Sarhad region], eastern Iran. Syntypes: ZIN 11700 (31). On p. 41 of separate. •Valid as Nemacheilus sargadensis Nikolskii 1900 -- (Berg 1949:876 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus, Coad 1981:15 [ref. 22348] as Noemacheilus, Coad 1995:23 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:6 [ref. 23831], Coad 1996:71 [ref. 25297], Coad 1998:103 [ref. 23869]). •Valid as Schistura sargadensis (Nikolskii 1900) -- (Nalbant & Bianco 1998:117 [ref. 23810]). •Valid as Paraschistura sargadensis (Nikolskii 1900) -- (Prokofiev 2009:892 [ref. 30604], Esmaeili et al. 2010:373 [ref. 33391], Kottelat 2012:102 [ref. 32367], Vatandoust & Eagderi 2015:182 [ref. 33819], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:888 [ref. 34062], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2015:5 [ref. 34063], Teimori et al. 2015:90 [ref. 34095], Esmaeili et al. 2015:122 [ref. 35030]). •Synonym of Paraschistura kessleri (Günther 1889) -- (Freyhof et al. 2015:12 [ref. 33865], Esmaeili et al. 2017:71 [ref. 35254], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:199 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:102 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Paraschistura kessleri (Günther 1889). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Middle East: Mashkid River basin (Iran) [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.

susiani, Paraschistura Freyhof [J.], Sayyadzadeh [G.], Esmaeili [H. R.] & Geiger [M. F.] 2015:41, Figs. 48-52 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 26 (no. 1); ref. 33865] Khuzestan Province, Zard River close to Rudzard village at road from Ramhormoz to Baghmalek, a tributary of Jarahi, 31°22'34"N, 49°43'11'E, Iran. Holotype: ZM-CBSU J3009. Paratypes: ZM-CBSU J3010 (14). Plus additional non-type material. Named for the Susian people, the correct epithet would be susianorum, not to be corrected according to ICZN. •Valid as Paraschistura susiani Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger 2015 -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:888 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2017:72 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:52 [ref. 36089], Sayyadzadeh et al. 2019:582 [ref. 36833], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:202 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:104 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura susiani Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger 2015. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Middle East: Tigris River basin (Khuzestan, Iran). Habitat: freshwater.

turcmenicus, Nemachilus Berg [L. S.] 1932:149, Fig. 1 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 98 (nos 5/6); ref. 16357] Kelte-chinar River [Cherokh River] near Gyaurs (37°47'N, 58°44'E), Turkmenistan. Syntypes: ZIN 11064 (3). Original genus is correctly Nemacheilus. •Synonym of Nemacheilus sargadensis Nikolskii 1900 -- (Berg 1949:876 [ref. 20661] as Nemachilus, Coad 1981:15 [ref. 22348] as Noemacheilus). •Synonym of Nemacheilus sargadensis Nikolskii 1900, but a valid subspecies -- (Coad 1995:23 [ref. 23608]). •Synonym of Paraschistura sargadensis (Nikolskii 1900) -- (Prokofiev 2009:892 [ref. 30604], Kottelat 2012:102 [ref. 32367] with question). •Valid as Paraschistura turcmenica (Berg 1932) -- (Freyhof et al. 2015:17 [ref. 33865], Mousavi-Sabet & Eagderi 2015:299 [ref. 34027], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:888 [ref. 34062], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2015:4 [ref. 34063], Esmaeili et al. 2017:72 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:52 [ref. 36089], Sayyadzadeh et al. 2019:582 [ref. 36833], Eagderi et al. 2019:266 [ref. 36967], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:203 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2023:14 [ref. 40326], Çiçek et al. 2024:104 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura turcmenica (Berg 1932). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Middle East, northern-central Asia and South Asia:Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Iran. Habitat: freshwater.

turcomanus, Nemacheilus kessleri Nikolskij [G. V.] 1947:32, Fig. 3 [Bulletin de la Société impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou. Section Biologique (n. s.) v. 52 (no. 3); ref. 12096] Kushka River near town of Kushka, Murgab River basin, Turkmenistan. Syntypes: ZMMU P-5734 (3), P-5735 (1). Type catalog: Vasil'eva et al. 2001:27 [ref. 25714]. •Synonym of Nemacheilus kessleri Günther 1889; probably a valid subspecies of Noemacheilus kessleri -- (see Coad 1981:14 [ref. 22348], Menon 1987:63 [ref. 14149] as Noemacheilus). •Synonym of Schistura kessleri (Günther 1889) -- (authors). •Synonym of Paraschistura turcmenica (Nikolskij 1947) -- (Freyhof et al. 2015:1 [ref. 33865], Esmaeili et al. 2017:72 [ref. 35254]). •Valid as Paraschistura turcomana (Nikolskij 1947) -- (Kottelat 2012:102 [ref. 32367], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2015:3 [ref. 34063], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:204 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2023:14 [ref. 40326], Çiçek et al. 2024:104 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paraschistura turcomana (Nikolskij 1947). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Middle East, northern-central Asia and South Asia: eastern Hari River basin, Murghab drainage (Iran, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan). Habitat: freshwater.