Carasobarbus saadatii Common name. Zagros kiss-lip himri. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Carasobarbus in Persian Gulf and Mediterranean basins by: ○ 38−40 total lateral-line scales / ○ well-developed median lobe on lower lip / ○ no black blotch on posterior caudal peduncle in individuals larger than 85 mm SL / ○ two pairs of barbels / ○ head length 19−20 % SL / ○ dorsal fin height 26−30 % SL / ○ distance between pelvic and anal fins 26−28% SL.Size up to 250 mm SL. Distribution. Iran:lower Karun.Possibly more widespread. Habitat. Poorly known; seem to inhabit deep, summer-warm mountain river stretches with fast-flowing water and gravel bottoms. Biology. No data. Conservation status. VU. Further reading. Jouladeh-Roudbar et al.2024 (description).

Published as part of Freyhof, Jörg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, GmbH, Berlin / Boston :De Gruyter on page 157, DOI: 10.1515/9783111677811, http://zenodo.org/record/17881367