Journal Article
Ichthyofauna from Iranian freshwater: Annotated checklist, diagnosis, taxonomy, distribution and conservation assessment
Jouladeh-Roudbar, A., Ghanavi, H.R. and Doadrio, I.
Record Number:
5970
Year:
2020
Journal:
Zoological Studies
Pages:
1-303
Volume:
59:21
Notes:
Open Access
Abstract:
This is an annotated checklist of all the recognized and named taxa of freshwater fishes in Iran. It
documents recent changes and controversies in the nomenclature and includes primary synonyms
updated from the Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2015b) checklist. We provide an updated comprehensive
listing of taxonomy, diagnostic and meristic characters, names, and conservation status, including detailed
distribution maps. We strive to record the most recent justified taxonomic assignment in a hierarchical
framework, providing annotations, including alternative possible arrangements, for some proposed
changes. We provide common English and Persian names, and detail distributional data for all taxa, listing
occurrence by basins, including indications of native, endemic, and translocated populations. We used the
IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria for classifying species at high risk of global extinction. This checklist consists of 274 recognized species in 100 genera, 33 families, 20 orders and 3 classes. We also report
and confirm for the first time the presence of seven species from Iran’s basins: Aphanius kruppi, Capoeta
kaput, Luciobarbus conocephalus, Oxynoemacheilus veyselorum, O. gyndes, O. hanae and Squalius
latus. The confirmed freshwater fishes of Iran comprise 264 species in 97 genera, 33 families, 20 orders
and 3 classes. The 241 endemic and native fish species can be divided into the following conservation
statuses: 1 Extinct in the Wild (EW), 17 Critically Endangered (CR), 12 Endangered (EN), 15 Vulnerable
(VU), 9 Near Threatened (NT), 148 Least Concern (LC) and 39 Data Deficient (DD). Forty-four fish species (18.3% of the 241 species listed) are officially regarded as globally Threatened (Critically Endangered
[CR], Endangered [EN], or Vulnerable [VU]). These numbers and percentages of Threatened species have
increased since the last checklist.
Key words: Alien Species, Conservation, Distribution, Fish, Iran, IUCN, Systematics, Taxonomy.
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