Paracobitis salihae Common name. Euphrates crested loach. Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Paracobitis by: ○ pelvic origin below or very slightly in front of dorsal origin / ○ caudal truncate / ○ no pelvic axillary lobe / ○ flank with a dark-brown vermiculate or marbled pattern / ○ flank behind vertical through adipose-crest origin covered with small, deeply embedded scales / ○ posterior narial opening roundish / ○ predorsal length 56–57 % / ○ prepelvic length 54 % SL / ○ outer rostral barbel 24–32 % HL / ○ maxillary barbel 27–34 % HL. Size up to 66 mm SL. Distribution. Türkiye: Upper Göksu drainage. Habitat. Streams with coarse gravel and moderate to fast-flowing water. Biology. No data. Conservation status. VU; appears to be declining within its small range. Its distribution is very small, and only two individuals have been found so far. Further reading. Kaya et al. 2020c (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 550, DOI: 10.1515/9783111677811, http://zenodo.org/record/17881367