elsae, Oxynoemacheilus Eagderi [S.], Jalili [P.] & Çiçek [E.] 2018:454, Figs. 1-4 [FishTaxa v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 35940] Zarineh River, near Shahin-Dej city, Lake Urmia basin, west Azerbaijan Province, Iran, 36°37'40"N, 46°43'30"E. Holotype: IMNRF-UT-1404-H. Paratypes: IMNRF-UT. •Valid as Oxynoemacheilus elsae Eagderi, Jalili & Çiçek 2018 -- (Esmaeili et al. 2018:44 [ref. 36089], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:164 [ref. 37983], Kaya 2020:327 [ref. 39101], Freyhof et al. 2021:135 [ref. 38237], Çiçek et al. 2021:173 [ref. 38560] as cf. elsae, Freyhof et al. 2021:144 [ref. 38237], Çiçek et al. 2023:347 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2024:72 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Oxynoemacheilus elsae Eagderi, Jalili & Çiçek 2018. Nemacheilidae. Distribution: Middle East: Lake Urmia basin (Iran; Turkey). Habitat: freshwater.