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Paraschistura hormuzensis Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger, 2015

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Rudan, a tributary of the Minab River, which flows to the Strait of Hormuz about 70 km east of Bandar Abbas. Possibly endemic to the Minab drainage but this needs confirmation (Ref. 103390). Also Ref. 106249.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Freyhof, J., G. Sayyadzadeh, H.R. Esmaeili and M. Geiger, 2015
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Paraschistura: Generic name taken from its similarity with the genus Schistura.;  hormuzensis: Named after the Strait of Hormuz, a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. An adjective..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal.   Subtropical

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