molavii, Paracobitis Freyhof [J.], Esmaeili [H. R.], Sayyadzadeh [G.] & Geiger [M. F.] 2014:25, Figs. 15-18 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 25 (no. 1); ref. 33505] Sulaymaniyah Province, Zalm at Khurmal, 35°18.38'N, 45°58.26'E, Iraq. Holotype: ZFMK 56826. Paratypes: FSJF 3357 (6). Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Paracobitis molavii Freyhof, Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Geiger 2014 -- (Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2015:341 [ref. 33744], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:886 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2017:69 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:48 [ref. 36089], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:184 [ref. 37983], Kaya et al. 2020:525 [ref. 37732], Çiçek et al. 2023:10 [ref. 40616], Çiçek et al. 2024:95 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Paracobitis molavii Freyhof, Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Geiger 2014. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Middle East: Tigris River basin (Iran and Iraq). Habitat: freshwater.