linea, Acanthopsis Heckel [J. J.] 1847:267 [Reisen in Europa, Asien und Africa v. 2 (pt 3); ref. 2068] Creeks at Persepolis, Iran. Syntypes: NMW 48560 or 48450 (7). •Valid as Cobitis linea (Heckel 1847) -- (Bianco & Nalbant 1980:903 [ref. 22380], Coad & Sarieyyüpoglu 1988:429 [ref. 9105], Coad 1995:21 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:71 [ref. 25297], Nalbant & Bianco 1998:120 [ref. 23810], Coad 1998:102 [ref. 23869], Vassilev 1998:283 [ref. 24118], Esmaeili et al. 2010:372 [ref. 33391], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2011:929 [ref. 31700], Kottelat 2012:26 [ref. 32367], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2015:567 [ref. 33668], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:882 [ref. 34062], Teimori et al. 2015:90 [ref. 34095], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2017:124 [ref. 35196], Eagderi et al. 2017:52 [ref. 35199], Esmaeili et al. 2017:60 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:41 [ref. 36089], Freyhof et al. 2018:24 [ref. 36385], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:157 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:53 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Cobitis linea (Heckel 1847). Cobitidae. Distribution: West Asia: Kor River drainage, central Iran. Habitat: freshwater.