persa, Cobitis Heckel [J. J.] 1847:266 [Reisen in Europa, Asien und Africa v. 2 (pt 3); ref. 2068] Springs at Persepolis, Fars Province, Iran. Holotype (unique): NMW 48567. If persa is a noun, then persa is the correct spelling when in Oxynoemacheilus. •Questionably a synonym of Nemacheilus angorae Steindachner 1897 -- (Coad 1995:21, 22 [ref. 23608]). •Valid as Nemacheilus persa (Heckel 1847) -- (Coad 1996:71 [ref. 25297], Coad 1998:103 [ref. 23869]). •Valid as Orthrias persus (Heckel 1847) -- (Nalbant & Bianco 1998:110 [ref. 23810]). •Valid as Barbatula persa (Heckel 1847). •Valid as Oxynoemacheilus persa (Heckel 1947) -- (Prokofiev 2009:881 [ref. 30604] dated 1846 as persus, Esmaeili et al. 2010:372 [ref. 33391] as persus, Freyhof et al. 2012:307, 309 [ref. 31752], Kottelat 2012:98 [ref. 32367], Mousavi-Sabet & Eagderi 2015:299 [ref. 34027], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:884 [ref. 34062], Teimori et al. 2015:90 [ref. 34095], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2016:105 [ref. 34789], Freyhof 2016:100 [ref. 34815], Sayyadzadeh et al. 2016:248 [ref. 34976], Esmaeili et al. 2017:66 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:46 [ref. 36089], Sayyadzadeh et al. 2018:45 [ref. 36026], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:175 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:87 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Oxynoemacheilus persa (Heckel 1847). Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Middle East: Mond and Kor River and Lake Maharlu drainages (Iran). Habitat: freshwater.