pelzami, Schizothorax Kessler [K. F.] 1870:320, Pl. 3 (figs. 1-3) [Trudy St.-Peterburgskogo Obscestva Estestvoispytatelej = Travaux de la Société des Naturalistes de St. Pétersbourg. v. 1; ref. 18396] Shah-rud River, northeastern Iran. Syntypes: (4) BMNH 1897.7.5.24 [ex ZIN] (1), ZIN 8036 [ex MLSU] (1). •Synonym of Racoma intermedia (McClelland & Griffith 1842) -- (Wu & Wu 1992:329 [ref. 21205]). •Valid as Schizothorax pelzami Kessler 1870 -- (Berg 1949:716 [ref. 20661], Coad 1981:13 [ref. 22348], Coad 1995:20 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:71 [ref. 25297], Coad 1998:102 [ref. 23869], Coad & Abdoli 2000:56 [ref. 25296], Esmaeili et al. 2010:371 [ref. 33391], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:879 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2017:57 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:37 [ref. 36089], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:93 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2023:27 [ref. 40326], Çiçek et al. 2024:179 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Schizothorax pelzami Kessler 1870. Cyprinidae: Schizothoracinae. Distribution: South Asia: Hari and Kavir drainages (Iran); Afghanistan. Habitat: freshwater.