Oxynoemacheilus persa Common name. Persian loach. Diagnosis. Distinguished from Oxynoemacheilus tongiorgii, it is only other congeneric in Iranian Kor drainages by: ● caudal deeply emarginate / ● no dorsal crest on caudal peduncle. Size up to 78 mm SL. Distribution. Iran: Kor basin, Helleh, and Mond drainages. Habitat. Moderately fast-flowing waters in springs, streams, and rivers with gravel substrate. Biology. Spawns May and June. Conservation status. VU; appears to be declining within its small range. Remarks. Oxynoemacheilus farsicus is a synonym. Further reading. Nalbant & Bianco 1998 (Oxynoemacheilus farsicus); Mirghiyasi et al. 2016 (spawning time); Esmaeili et al. 2019 (phylogeography).

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 528, DOI: 10.1515/9783111677811, http://zenodo.org/record/17881367