smithi, Noemacheilus Greenwood [P. H.] 1976:130, Figs. 1a-c, 2 [Journal of Zoology (London) v. 180 (no. 1); ref. 7336] A natural well at Kaaje-Ru, 33°05'N, 48°36'E, near Baq-e-Loveh Oasis, Zagros Mountains, Iran. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1976.6.28.1. •Valid as Nemacheilus smithi Greenwood 1976 -- (Coad 1991:18 [ref. 15702], Coad 1995:23 [ref. 23608], Coad 1998:103 [ref. 23869], Proudlove 2006:85 [ref. 28992]). •Valid as Paracobitis smithi (Greenwood 1976) -- (Nalbant & Bianco 1998:115 [ref. 23810], Romero & Paulson 2001:21 [ref. 26040], Prokofiev 2009:888 [ref. 30604] with genus questioned, Esmaeili et al. 2010:373 [ref. 33391], Kottelat 2012:100 [ref. 32367], Freyhof et al. 2014:21 [ref. 33505], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2015:340 [ref. 33744], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:886 [ref. 34062], Teimori et al. 2015:90 [ref. 34095], Mousavi-Sabet & Eagderi 2016:53 [ref. 34341]). •Valid as Eidinemacheilus smithi (Greenwood 1976) -- (Segherloo et al. 2016:471 [ref. 34639], Freyhof et al. 2016:233 [ref. 34803], Esmaeili et al. 2017:62 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:42 [ref. 36089], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:161 [ref. 37983], Malek-Hosseini et al. 2023:2 [ref. 40662], Çiçek et al. 2024:61 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Eidinemacheilus smithi (Greenwood 1976). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Middle East: spring and subterranean waters, Tigris River basin, Zagros Mountains (Iran). Habitat: freshwater.