Paracobitis molavii

Paracobitis molavii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Paracobitis
Species:	P. molavii
Binomial name
	Paracobitis molavii; Freyhof, Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Geiger, 2014

Paracobitis molavii is a species of stone loach found in the Little Zab River in Iran and upper Sirwan (Kurdish) drainage [Sirvan (Persian) or Diyala (Arabic)] in Iran and Iraq. This species reaches a length of 7.3 cm (2.9 in).

It is named after Sufi mystic and poet Rumi, commonly known as Molavi in Iran.

References

1 2 Freyhof J, Esmaeili HR, Sayyadzadeh G, Geiger M (2014). "Review of the crested loaches of the genus Paracobitis from Iran and Iraq with the description of four new species (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 25 (1): 11–38 – via ResearchGate.
↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paracobitis molavii". FishBase. February 2015 version.

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[IEF2014-1] 1 2 Freyhof J, Esmaeili HR, Sayyadzadeh G, Geiger M (2014). "Review of the crested loaches of the genus Paracobitis from Iran and Iraq with the description of four new species (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 25 (1): 11–38 – via ResearchGate.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paracobitis molavii". FishBase. February 2015 version.