Freshwater Fishes of Iran  

Checklists - Scientific Names

Revised:   06 August 2007

The first Checklist is for all Iranian species followed by Checklists according to drainage basins. The first and main Checklist gives the classification of the Iranian freshwater fish species following the arrangement of families in Nelson (1994). The Species Accounts do not give a higher classification and are arranged by families and genera.

E = Exotic, M = Marine, entering freshwater from the Persian Gulf, but not normally resident (Caspian Sea species regarded as "freshwater"), N = reported from neighbouring countries, ? = probably a misidentification. Details on sources for these records are in the Species Accounts.

Checklist of Iranian Freshwater Fishes

Class 1. Cephalaspidomorphi

Order 1. Petromyzontiformes

Family 1. Petromyzontidae

Caspiomyzon wagneri (Kessler, 1870)

Class 2. Chondrichthyes

Order 2. Carcharhiniformes

Family 2. Carcharhinidae

M Carcharhinus dussumieri (Valenciennes in Müller and Henle, 1839)

Carcharhinus leucas (Valenciennes in Müller and Henle, 1839)

Class 3. Actinopterygii

Order 3. Acipenseriformes

Family 3. Acipenseridae

E Acipenser baeri Brandt, 1869

Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt in Brandt and Ratzeburg, 1833

Acipenser nudiventris Lovetzky, 1828

Acipenser persicus Borodin, 1897

N Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758

Acipenser stellatus Pallas, 1771

Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758)

N Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni (Kessler, 1877)

Order 4. Anguilliformes

Family 4. Anguillidae

E Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Order 5. Clupeiformes

Family 5. Engraulidae

M Engraulis vitirostris ?

E Engraulis encrasicholus (Linnaeus, 1758)

M Thryssa hamiltoni (Gray, 1835)

M, N Thryssa purava (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

M, N Thryssa setirostris (Broussonet, 1782)

M Thryssa whiteheadi Wongratana, 1983

Family 6. Chirocentridae

M, N Chirocentrus nudus Swainson, 1839

Family 7. Clupeidae

Alosa braschnikowii (Borodin, 1904)

Alosa caspia (Eichwald, 1838)

N Alosa curensis (Suvorov, 1907)

Alosa pontica (Eichwald, 1838)

Alosa saposchnikowii (Grimm, 1887)

Alosa sphaerocephala (Berg, 1913)

Clupeonella cultriventris (Nordmann, 1840)

Clupeonella engrauliformis (Borodin, 1904 (?? 1906 in Eschmeyer et al 1996)

Clupeonella grimmi Kessler, 1877

M, N Hilsa kelee (Cuvier, 1829)

M, N Ilisha compressa Randall, 1995

M, N Ilisha megaloptera (Swainson, 1839)

M, N Nematalosa nasus (Bloch, 1795)

Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

Order 6. Gonorhynchiformes

Family 8. Chanidae

M Chanos chanos (Forsskål, 1775)

Order 7. Cypriniformes

Family 9. Cyprinidae

Abramis brama (Linnaeus, 1758)

Abramis sapa (Pallas, 1814)

Acanthalburnus microlepis (De Filippi, 1863)

Acanthalburnus urmianus (Günther, 1899)

Acanthobrama marmid Heckel, 1843

Alburnoides bipunctatus (Bloch, 1782)

N Alburnoides taeniatus (Kessler, 1874)

Alburnus alburnus (Linnaeus, 1758)

N Alburnus caeruleus Heckel, 1843

Alburnus filippi Kessler, 1877

Aspidoparia morar (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

N Aspiolucius esocinus ?

Aspius aspius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Aspius vorax Heckel, 1843

Barbus barbulus Heckel, 1849

Barbus brachycephalus Kessler, 1872

Barbus capito (Güldenstaedt, 1773)

Barbus esocinus (Heckel, 1843)

Barbus grypus Heckel, 1843

Barbus kersin Heckel, 1843

Barbus kosswigi (Ladiges, 1960)

Barbus lacerta Heckel, 1843

Barbus luteus (Heckel, 1843)

Barbus mursa (Güldenstaedt, 1773)

Barbus pectoralis Heckel, 1843

Barbus sharpeyi Günther, 1874

Barbus sublimus Coad and Najafpour, 1997

Barbus subquincunciatus Günther, 1868

Barbus xanthopterus (Heckel, 1843)

Barilius mesopotamicus Berg, 1932

Blicca bjoerkna (Linnaeus, 1758)

Capoeta aculeata (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1844)

Capoeta barroisi Lortet in Barrois, 1894

Capoeta buhsei Kessler, 1877

Capoeta capoeta (Güldenstaedt, 1773)

Capoeta damascina (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1842)

Capoeta fusca Nikol'skii, 1897

Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843)

N Capoetobrama kuschakewitschi (Kessler, 1872)

E Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

E Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chalcalburnus atropatenae (Berg, 1925)

Chalcalburnus chalcoides (Güldenstaedt, 1772)

Chalcalburnus mossulensis (Heckel, 1843)

Chondrostoma cyri Kessler, 1877

Chondrostoma regium (Heckel, 1843)

Crossocheilus latius (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

E Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1844)

Cyprinion kais Heckel, 1843

Cyprinion macrostomum Heckel, 1843

Cyprinion milesi (Day, 1880)

Cyprinion tenuiradius Heckel, 1849

Cyprinion watsoni (Day, 1872)

Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758

Garra persica Berg, 1913

Garra rossica (Nikol'skii, 1900)

Garra rufa (Heckel, 1843)

Garra variabilis (Heckel, 1843)

Gobio gobio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Gobio persus Günther, 1899

E Hemiculter leucisculus (Basilewsky, 1855)

Hemigrammocapoeta elegans (Günther, 1868)

E Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1844)

E Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Richardson, 1844)

Iranocypris typhlops Bruun and Kaiser, 1944

N Labeo dero (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

N Labeo gedrosicus Zugmayer, 1912

N Labeo macmahoni Zugmayer, 1912

Leucaspius delineatus (Heckel, 1843)

Leuciscus cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

N Leuciscus idus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Leuciscus latus (Keyserling, 1861)

Leuciscus lepidus (Heckel, 1843)

Leuciscus persidis (Coad, 1981)

Leuciscus ulanus Günther, 1899

E, N Mylopharyngodon piceus (Richardson, 1846)

E, N Parabramis pekinensis (Basilewsky, 1855)

Pelecus cultratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

E Pimephales promelas Rafinesque, 1820

E, N Pseudogobio rivularis (Basilewsky, 1855)

E Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck and Schlegel in Siebold, 1842)

E, N Rhodeus ocellatus (Kner, 1866)

Rhodeus sericeus (Pallas, 1776)

Rutilus frisii (Nordmann, 1840)

Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Schizocypris altidorsalis Bianco and Banarescu, 1982

Schizopygopsis stoliczkai Steindachner, 1866

N Schizothorax esocinus (Heckel, 1838)

Schizothorax intermedius McClelland, 1842

N Schizothorax labiatus (McClelland, 1842)

Schizothorax pelzami Kessler, 1870

N Schizothorax plagiostomus Heckel, 1838

Schizothorax zarudnyi (Nikol'skii, 1897)

Tinca tinca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vimba vimba (Linnaeus, 1758)

Family 10. Cobitidae

Cobitis aurata De Filippi, 1863

Cobitis caspia Eichwald, 1838

Cobitis linea (Heckel, 1849)

Cobitis taenia Linnaeus, 1758

N Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor, 1842)

Family 11. Balitoridae

N Nemacheilus akhtari Vijayalakshmanan, 1950

Nemacheilus angorae Steindachner, 1897

N Nemacheilus baluchiorum Zugmayer, 1912

Nemacheilus bampurensis Nikol'skii, 1899

Nemacheilus bergianus Derzhavin, 1934

N Nemacheilus boutanensis (McClelland, 1842)

Nemacheilus brandti Kessler, 1877

Nemacheilus cristatus Berg, 1898

N Nemacheilus farwelli Hora, 1935

Nemacheilus frenatus (Heckel, 1843)

N Nemacheilus ghazniensis Bănărescu and Nalbant, 1967

N Nemacheilus griffithi (Günther, 1868)

Nemacheilus kermanshahensis Bănărescu and Nalbant, 1967

Nemacheilus kessleri Günther, 1889

N Nemacheilus lindbergi Banarescu and Mirza, 1965

Nemacheilus longicaudus (Kessler, 1872)

Nemacheilus malapterurus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1846)

N Nemacheilus oxianus Kessler, 1877

Nemacheilus persus (Heckel, 1849)

N Nemacheilus prashari Hora, 1933

Nemacheilus rhadinaeus Regan, 1906

Nemacheilus sargadensis Nikol'skii, 1899

Nemacheilus smithi Greenwood, 1976

Nemacheilus stoliczkai (Steindachner, 1866)

Nemacheilus tigris (Heckel, 1843)

N Turcinoemacheilus kosswigi Banarescu and Nalbant, 1964

Order 8. Silurifomes

Family 12. Bagridae

Mystus pelusius (Solander in Russell, 1794)

Family 13. Siluridae

Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758

Silurus triostegus Heckel, 1843

Family 14. Sisoridae

N Glyptothorax armeniacus (Berg, 1918)

N Glyptothorax cous (Linnaeus, 1766)

Glyptothorax kurdistanicus (Berg, 1931)

Glyptothorax silviae Coad, 1981

N Glyptothorax steindachneri (Pietschmann, 1913)

Family 15. Heteropneustidae

E Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794)

Family 16. Ariidae

M Arius thalassinus (Rüppell, 1837)

Family 17. Plotosidae

M Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg, 1787)

Order 9. Esociformes

Family 18. Esocidae

Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758

Order 10. Salmoniformes

Family 19. Salmonidae

E Coregonus lavaretus (Linnaeus, 1758)

E, N Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum, 1792)

E Oncorhynchus keta (Walbaum, 1792)

E, N Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum, 1792)

E Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792)

Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758

E Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814)

Stenodus leucichthys (Güldenstaedt, 1772)

Order 11. Gadiformes

Family 20. Gadidae

Lota lota (Linnaeus, 1758)

Order 12. Mugiliformes

Family 21. Mugilidae

Liza abu (Heckel, 1843)

E Liza aurata (Risso, 1810)

M, N Liza carinata (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1836)

M Liza macrolepis (Smith, 1849)

M, N Liza oligolepis (Bleeker, 1859)

E Liza saliens (Risso, 1810)

M, N Liza subviridis (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1836)

M, N Liza vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)

M Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Order 13. Atheriniformes

Family 22. Atherinidae

Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810

Order 14. Beloniformes

Family 23. Adrianichthyidae

E, N Oryzias latipes (Temminck and Schlegel, 1846)

Family 24. Belonidae

Strongylura strongylurus (van Hasselt, 1823)

Family 25. Hemiramphidae

M, N Hemiramphus spp.

M, N Hyporhamphus spp.

M, N Rhynchorhamphus georgii (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1847)

Order 15. Cyprinodontiformes

Family 26. Poeciliidae

E, N Gambusia affinis (Baird and Girard, 1853)

E Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859

Family 27. Cyprinodontidae

Aphanius dispar (Rüppell, 1829)

Aphanius ginaonis (Holly, 1929)

Aphanius mento (Heckel, 1843)

Aphanius persicus (Jenkins, 1910)

Apahnius sophiae (Heckel, 1849)

Aphanius vladykovi Coad, 1988

Order 16. Gasterosteiformes

Family 28. Gasterosteidae

E Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758

Pungitius platygaster (Kessler, 1859)

N Pungitius platygaster aralensis (Kessler, 1877)

Family 29. Syngnathidae

Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1826

Order 17. Synbranchiformes

Family 30. Mastacembelidae

Mastacembelus mastacembelus (Banks and Solander in Russell, 1794)

Order 18. Scorpaeniformes

Family 31. Platycephalidae

M Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Order 19. Perciformes

Family 32. Percichthyidae

E, N Morone saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792)

Family 33. Serranidae

M, N Epinephelus tauvina (Forsskål, 1775)

Family 34. Centrarchidae

E Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819

E Micropterus salmoides (Lacèpede, 1802)

Family 35. Percidae

Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758

Stizostedion lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Stizostedion marinum (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828)

Family 36. Apogonidae

M, N Apogon nigripinnis Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828

Family 37. Sillaginidae

M Sillago sihama (Forsskål, 1775)

Family 38. Carangidae

M, N Alepes djedaba (Forsskål, 1775)

M, N Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy and Gaimard, 1824

Family 39. Leiognathidae

M, N Leiognathus fasciatus (Lacepède, 1803)

Family 40. Haemulidae

M, N Pomadasys argyreus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1833)

Family 41. Sparidae

M, N Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskål, 1775)

Acanthopagrus latus (Houttuyn, 1782)

Family 42. Polynemidae

M, N Eleutheronema tetradactylum (Shaw, 1804)

Family 43. Sciaenidae

M, N Argyrosomus amoyensis (Bleeker, 1863)

M, N, ? Johnieops aneus (Bloch, 1793)

M, ? Johnius belangerii (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830)

M, N, ? Johnius carutta Bloch, 1793

M, N Otolithes ruber (Schneider in Bloch and Schneider, 1801)

Family 44. Mullidae

E, N Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758

Family 45. Terapontidae

M, N Terapon theraps (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829)

Family 46. Cichlidae

Iranocichla hormuzensis Coad, 1982

E, N Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

E, N Tilapia zilli (Gervais, 1848)

Family 47. Gobiidae

M, N Acentrogobius dayi Koumans, 1955

Anatirostrum profundorum (Berg, 1927)

N Asra turcomana Il'in, 1941

M, N Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell, 1830)

N Benthophiloides brauneri Beling and Il'in, 1927

Benthophilus baeri Kessler, 1877

Benthophilus ctenolepidus Kessler, 1877

N Benthophilus granulosus Kessler, 1877

N Benthophilus grimmi Kessler, 1877

N Benthophilus leptocephalus Kessler, 1877

N Benthophilus leptorhynchus Kessler, 1877

Benthophilus macrocephalus (Pallas, 1788)

Benthophilus magistri Il'in, 1927

N Benthophilus mahmudbejovi Ragimov, 1976

N Benthophilus spinosus Kessler, 1877

Benthophilus stellatus (Sauvage, 1874)

N Benthophilus svetovidovi Pinchuk and Ragimov, 1979

Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837

N Caspiosoma caspium (Kessler, 1877)

Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

N Hyrcanogobius bergi Il'in, 1928

Knipowitschia caucasica (Berg, 1916)

Knipowitschia iljini Berg, 1931

N Knipowitschia longecaudata (Kessler, 1877)

N Mesogobius nigronotatus (Kessler, 1877)

N Mesogobius nonultimus (Il'in, 1936)

N Neogobius bathybius (Kessler, 1877)

Neogobius caspius (Eichwald, 1831)

Neogobius cyrius (Kessler, 1874)

Neogobius fluviatilis (Pallas, 1814)

N Neogobius gymnotrachelus (Kessler, 1857)

Neogobius iljini Vasil'eva and Vasil'ev, 1996

Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas, 1814)

Neogobius ratan (Nordmann, 1840)

N Neogobius syrman (Nordmann, 1840)

Periophthalmus waltoni Koumans, 1955

Proterorhinus marmoratus (Pallas, 18l4)

E, N Rhinogobius sp. ? similis Gill, 1859

Scartelaos tenuis (Day, 1876)

Family 48. Ephippididae

M, N Drepane punctata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Family 49. Scatophagidae

Scatophagus argus (Bloch, 1788)

Family 50. Stromateidae

M, N Pampus argenteus (Euphrasen, 1788)

M, N Pampus chinensis (Euphrasen, 1788)

Family 51. Channidae

E, N Channa argus ((Cantor, 1842)

Channa gachua (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

Order 20. Pleuronectiformes

Family 52. Scophthalmidae

E, N Psetta maxima (Linnaeus, 1758)

Family 53. Pleuronectidae

E Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Family 54. Soleidae

M, N Euryglossa orientalis (Schneider in Bloch and Schneider, 1801)

M, N, ? Solea heinii Steindachner, 1907

Family 55. Cynoglossidae

M, N Cynoglossus arel (Schneider in Bloch and Schneider, 1801)

M, N Cynoglossus lingua (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

Checklists by Drainage Basin for Native Fishes

Lake Orumiyeh

Family Cyprinidae

1. Acanthalburnus urmianus (Günther, 1899)

2. Alburnoides bipunctatus (Bloch, 1782)

3. Barbus lacerta Heckel, 1843

4. Capoeta capoeta (Gueldenstaedt, 1773)

5. Chalcalburnus atropatenae (Berg, 1925)

6. Gobio persus Günther, 1899

7. Leuciscus cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758

8. Leuciscus ulanus Günther, 1899

Family Balitoridae

1. Nemacheilus angorae Steindachner, 1897

2. Nemacheilus malapterurus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1846)

Family Siluridae

1. Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758

Family Salmonidae

1. Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758

Caspian Sea

Family Petromyzontidae

1. Caspiomyzon wagneri (Kessler, 1870)

Family Acipenseridae

1. Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt, 1833

2. Acipenser nudiventris Lovetzky, 1828

3. Acipenser persicus Borodin, 1897

4. Acipenser stellatus Pallas, 1771

5. Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758)

Family Anguillidae

1. Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Family Clupeidae

1. Alosa braschnikowii (Borodin, 1904)

2. Alosa caspia (Eichwald, 1838)

3. Alosa pontica (Eichwald, 1838)

4. Alosa saposchnikowii (Grimm, 1887)

5. Alosa sphaerocephala (Berg, 1913)

6. Clupeonella cultriventris (Nordmann, 1840)

7. Clupeonella engrauliformis (Borodin, 1904)

8. Clupeonella grimmi Kessler, 1877

Family Cyprinidae

1. Abramis brama (Linnaeus, 1758)

2. Abramis sapa (Pallas, 1814)

3. Acanthalburnus microlepis (De Filippi, 1863)

4. Alburnoides bipunctatus (Bloch, 1782)

5. Alburnus alburnus (Linnaeus, 1758)

6. Alburnus filippi Kessler, 1877

7. Aspius aspius (Linnaeus, 1758)

8. Barbus brachycephalus Kessler, 1872

9. Barbus capito (Gueldenstaedt, 1773)

10. Barbus lacerta Heckel, 1843

11. Barbus mursa (Gueldenstaedt, 1773)

12. Blicca bjoerkna (Linnaeus, 1758)

13. Capoeta capoeta (Gueldenstaedt, 1773)

14. Chalcalburnus chalcoides (Gueldenstaedt, 1772)

15. Chondrostoma cyri Kessler, 1877

16. Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758

17. Gobio gobio (Linnaeus, 1758)

18. Leucaspius delineatus (Heckel, 1843)

19. Leuciscus cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758

20. Pelecus cultratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

21. Rhodeus sericeus (Pallas, 1776)

22. Rutilus frisii (Nordmann, 1840)

23. Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758)

24. Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Linnaeus, 1758)

25. Tinca tinca (Linnaeus, 1758)

26. Vimba vimba (Linnaeus, 1758)

Family Cobitidae

1. Cobitis aurata (De Filippi, 1865)

2. Cobitis caspia Eichwald, 1838

3. Cobitis taenia Linnaeus, 1758

Family Balitoridae

1. Nemacheilus angorae Steindachner, 1897

2. Nemacheilus bergianus Derzhavin, 1934

3. Nemacheilus brandti Kessler, 1877

4. Nemacheilus malapterurus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1846)

Family Siluridae

1. Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758

Family Esocidae

1. Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758

Family Salmonidae

1. Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758

2. Stenodus leucichthys (Gueldenstaedt, 1772)

Family Gadidae

1. Lota lota Linnaeus, 1758

Family Atherinidae

1. Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810

Family Gasterosteidae

1. Pungitius platygaster (Kessler, 1859)

Family Syngnathidae

1. Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1826

Family Percidae

1. Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758

2. Stizostedion lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758)

3. Stizostedion marinum (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1828)

Family Gobiidae

1. Benthophilus ctenolepidus Kessler, 1877

2. Benthophilus macrocephalus (Pallas, 1787)

3. Benthophilus magistri Iljin, 1927

4. Benthophilus stellatus (Sauvage, 1874)

5. Knipowitschia caucasica (Kavraiskii in Radde, 1899)

6. Neogobius caspius (Eichwald, 1831)

7. Neogobius fluviatilis (Pallas, 1814)

8. Neogobius iljini Vasil'eva and Vasil'ev, 1996

9. Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas, 1814)

10. Neogobius ratan (Nordmann, 1840)

11. Proterorhinus marmoratus (Pallas, 1814)

Hari River

Family Cyprinidae

1. Alburnoides bipunctatus (Bloch, 1782)

2. Capoeta capoeta (Gueldenstaedt, 1773)

3. Capoeta fusca Nikol'skii, 1897

4. Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758

5. Garra rossica (Nikol'skii, 1900)

6. Gobio gobio (Linnaeus, 1758)

7. Leuciscus latus (Keyserling, 1861)

8. Schizothorax pelzami Kessler, 1870

Family Cobitidae

1. Cobitis aurata (De Filippi, 1865)

Family Balitoridae

1. Nemacheilus kessleri Günther, 1889

2. Nemacheilus longicauda (Kessler, 1872)

Family Siluridae

1. Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758

Tigris River

Family Carcharhinidae

1. Carcharhinus leucas (Valenciennes in Muller and Henle, 1839)

Family Clupeidae

1. Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

Family Cyprinidae

1. Acanthobrama marmid Heckel, 1843

2. Alburnoides bipunctatus (Bloch, 1782)

3. Aspius vorax Heckel, 1843

4. Barbus barbulus Heckel, 1849

5. Barbus esocinus (Heckel, 1843)

6. Barbus grypus Heckel, 1843

7. Barbus kersin Heckel, 1843

8. Barbus kosswigi (Ladiges, 1960)

9. Barbus lacerta Heckel, 1843

10. Barbus luteus (Heckel, 1843)

11. Barbus mystaceus (Pallas, 1814)

12. Barbus pectoralis Heckel, 1843

13. Barbus plebejus Bonaparte, 1832

14. Barbus sharpeyi (Günther, 1874)

15. Barbus subquincunciatus Günther, 1868

16. Barbus xanthopterus (Heckel, 1843)

17. Barilius mesopotamicus Berg, 1932

18. Capoeta aculeata (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1844)

19. Capoeta barroisi (Lortet in Barrois, 1894)

20. Capoeta capoeta (Gueldenstaedt, 1773)

21. Capoeta damascina (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1842)

22. Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843)

23. Chalcalburnus mossulensis (Heckel, 1843)

24. Chondrostoma regium (Heckel, 1843)

25. Cyprinion kais Heckel, 1843

26. Cyprinion macrostomum Heckel, 1843

27. Garra rufa (Heckel, 1843)

28. Garra variabilis (Heckel, 1843)

29. Hemigrammocapoeta elegans (Günther, 1868)

30. Iranocypris typhlops Bruun and Kaiser, 1944

31. Leuciscus cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758

32. Leuciscus lepidus (Heckel, 1843)

33. Pseudophoxinus persidis Coad, 1981

Family Cobitidae

1. Cobitis taenia Linnaeus, 1758

Family Balitoridae

1. Nemacheilus angorae Steindachner, 1897

2. Nemacheilus frenatus (Heckel, 1843)

3. Nemacheilus kermanshahensis Bănărescu and Nalbant, 1967

4. Nemacheilus malapterurus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1846)

5. Nemacheilus smithi Greenwood, 1976

6. Nemacheilus tigris (Heckel, 1843)

Family Bagridae

1. Mystus pelusius (Solander in Russell, 1794)

Family Siluridae

1. Silurus triostegus Heckel, 1843

Family Sisoridae

1. Glyptothorax kurdistanicus (Berg, 1931)

2. Glyptothorax silviae Coad, 1981

Family Cyprinodontidae

1. Lebias ?? Aphanius dispar (Rüppell, 1829)

2. Aphanius mento (Heckel, 1843)

3. Aphanius punctatus (Heckel, 1849)

4. Aphanius vladykovi Coad, 1988

Family Mugilidae

1. Liza abu (Heckel, 1843)

2. Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Family Gobiidae

1. Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837

2. Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

3. Periophthalmus waltoni Kouman, 1955

Family Mastacembelidae

1. Mastacembelus mastacembelus (Banks and Solander in Russell, 1794)

Namak Lake

Family Cyprinidae

1. Alburnoides bipunctatus (Bloch, 1782)

2. Barbus mursa (Gueldenstaedt, 1773)

3. Capoeta aculeata (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1844)

4. Capoeta buhsei Kessler, 1877

5. Capoeta capoeta (Gueldenstaedt, 1773)

6. Capoeta damascina (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1842)

7. Leuciscus cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758

8. Leuciscus lepidus (Heckel, 1843)

Family Balitoridae

1. Nemacheilus bergianus Derzhavin, 1934

2. Nemacheilus malapterurus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1846)

Family Salmonidae

1. Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758

Family Cyprinodontidae

1. Lebias punctata ?? Aphanius punctatus (Heckel, 1849)

Kavir

Family Cyprinidae

1. Capoeta aculeata (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1844)

2. Capoeta capoeta (Gueldenstaedt, 1773)

3. Schizothorax pelzami Kessler, 1870

Bejestan

Family Cyprinidae

1. Capoeta capoeta (Gueldenstaedt, 1773)

2. Capoeta fusca Nikol'skii, 1897

3. Garra rossica (Nikol'skii, 1900)

Family Balitoridae

1. Nemacheilus kessleri Günther, 1889

Esfahan

Family Cyprinidae

1. Alburnoides bipunctatus (Bloch, 1782)

2. Capoeta aculeata (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1844)

3. Capoeta capoeta (Gueldenstaedt, 1773)

4. Capoeta damascina (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1842)

5. Chalcalburnus mossulensis (Heckel, 1843)

6. Leuciscus lepidus (Heckel, 1843)

Family Cyprinodontidae

1. Lebias punctata ??Aphanius punctatus (Heckel, 1849)

Kerman-Na'in

Family Cyprinidae

1. Capoeta aculeata (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1844)

2. Capoeta damascina (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1842)

Family Balitoridae

1. Nemacheilus sargadensis Nikol'skii, 1899

Lut

Family Cyprinidae

1. Capoeta damascina (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1842)

2. Capoeta fusca Nikol'skii, 1897

3. Cyprinion watsoni (Day, 1872)

4. Garra rossica (Nikol'skii, 1900)

Family Balitoridae

1. Nemacheilus bampurensis Nikol'skii, 1899

2. Nemacheilus sargadensis Nikol'skii, 1899

Sistan

Family Cyprinidae

1. Capoeta fusca Nikol'skii, 1897

2. Crossocheilus adiscus (Annandale, 1919)

3. Cyprinion watsoni (Day, 1872)

4. Garra persica Berg, 1913

5. Garra rossica (Nikol'skii, 1900)

6. Schizocypris altidorsalis Bianco and Banarescu, 1982

7. Schizopygopsis stoliczkai Steindachner, 1866

8. Schizothorax intermedius (McClelland, 1842)

9. Schizothorax zarudnyi (Nikol'skii, 1897)

Family Balitoridae

1. Nemacheilus kessleri Günther, 1889

2. Nemacheilus rhadinaeus Regan, 1906

3. Nemacheilus stoliczkai (Steindachner, 1866)

4. Nemacheilus tenuis Day, 1876

Kor River

Family Cyprinidae

1. Alburnoides bipunctatus (Bloch, 1782)

2. Barbus barbulus Heckel, 1849

3. Barbus luteus (Heckel, 1843)

4. Barbus pectoralis Heckel, 1843

5. Capoeta aculeata (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1844)

6. Capoeta damascina (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1842)

7. Chalcalburnus mossulensis (Heckel, 1843)

8. Chondrostoma regium (Heckel, 1843)

9. Cyprinion tenuiradius Heckel, 1849

10. Garra rufa (Heckel, 1843)

11. Pseudophoxinus persidis Coad, 1981

Family Cobitidae

1. Cobitis linea (Heckel, 1849)

Family Balitoridae

1. Nemacheilus malapterurus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1846)

2. Nemacheilus persa (Heckel, 1849)

Family Cyprinodontidae

1. Lebias ?? Aphanius sophiae (Heckel, 1849)

Family Mastacembelidae

1. Mastacembelus mastacembelus (Banks and Solander in Russell, 1794)

Sirjan

Family Cyprinidae

1. Capoeta capoeta (Gueldenstaedt, 1773)

2. Capoeta damascina (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1842)

Family Balitoridae

1. Nemacheilus sargadensis Nikol'skii, 1899

Lake Maharlu

Family Cyprinidae

1. Barbus luteus (Heckel, 1843)

2. Capoeta damascina (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1842)

3. Chalcalburnus mossulensis (Heckel, 1843)

4. Cyprinion tenuiradius Heckel, 1849

5. Garra rufa (Heckel, 1843)

Family Balitoridae

1. Nemacheilus persa (Heckel, 1849)

Family Cyprinodontidae

1. Lebias punctata ?? Aphanius punctatus (Heckel, 1849)

?Liza abu

Gulf

Family Clupeidae

1. Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

Family Cyprinidae

1. Barbus barbulus Heckel, 1849

2. Barbus grypus Heckel, 1843

3. Barbus kersin Heckel, 1843

4. Barbus luteus (Heckel, 1843)

5. Barbus pectoralis Heckel, 1843

6. Barilius mesopotamicus Berg, 1932

7. Capoeta barroisi (Lortet in Barrois, 1894)

8. Capoeta capoeta (Gueldenstaedt, 1773)

9. Capoeta damascina (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1842)

10. Chalcalburnus mossulensis (Heckel, 1843)

11. Chondrostoma regium (Heckel, 1843)

12. Cyprinion macrostomum Heckel, 1843

13. Cyprinion tenuiradius Heckel, 1849

14. Garra rufa (Heckel, 1843)

15. Pseudophoxinus persidis Coad, 1981

Family Cobitidae

1. Cobitis linea (Heckel, 1849)

Family Sisoridae

1. Glyptothorax silviae Coad, 1981

Family Cyprinodontidae

1. Lebias ?? Aphanius dispar (Rüppell, 1829)

2. Aphanius punctatus (Heckel, 1849)

Family Mugilidae

1. Liza abu (Heckel, 1843)

2. Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Family Gobiidae

1. Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837

2. Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

3. Periophthalmus waltoni Koumans, 1955

Family Mastacembelidae

1. Mastacembelus mastacembelus (Banks and Solander in Russell, 1794)

Jaz Murian

Family Cyprinidae

1. Capoeta damascina (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1842)

2. Cyprinion watsoni (Day, 1872)

3. Garra persica Berg, 1913

4. Garra rossica (Nikol'skii, 1900)

Family Balitoridae

1. Nemacheilus bampurensis Nikol'skii, 1899

2. Nemacheilus sargadensis Nikol'skii, 1899

Family Cyprinodontidae

1. Lebias ?? Aphanius dispar (Rüppell, 1829)

Family Channidae

1. Channa gachua (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

Mashkid

Family Cyprinidae

1. Aspidoparia morar (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

2. Crossocheilus latius (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

3. Cyprinion watsoni (Day, 1872)

4. Garra rossica (Nikol'skii, 1900)

Family Balitoridae

1. Nemacheilus kessleri Günther, 1899

2. Nemacheilus sargadensis Nikol'skii, 1899

Family Cyprinodontidae

1. Lebias ?? Aphanius dispar (Rüppell, 1829)

Hormuz

Family Clupeidae

1. Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

Family Chanidae

1. Chanos chanos (Forsskål, 1775)

Family Cyprinidae

1. Barbus grypus Heckel, 1843

2. Barbus luteus (Heckel, 1843)

3. Capoeta buhsei Kessler, 1877

4. Capoeta damascina (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1842)

5. Chalcalburnus mossulensis (Heckel, 1843)

6. Cyprinion watsoni (Day, 1872)

7. Garra persica Berg, 1913

8. Pseudophoxinus persidis Coad, 1981

Family Cobitidae

1. Cobitis linea (Heckel, 1849)

Family Cyprinodontidae

1. Lebias ?? Aphanius dispar (Rüppell, 1829)

2. Aphanius ginaonis (Holly, 1929)

Family Cichlidae

1. Iranocichla hormuzensis Coad, 1982

Family Mugilidae

1. Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Family Gobiidae

1. Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837

2. Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

3. Periophthalmus waltoni Kouman, 1955

Makran

Family Cyprinidae

1. Aspidoparia morar (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

2. Crossocheilus latius (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

3. Cyprinion watsoni (Day, 1872)

4. Garra rossica (Nikol'skii, 1900)

Family Balitoridae

1. Nemacheilus bampurensis Nikol'skii, 1899

Family Cyprinodontidae

1. Lebias ?? Aphanius dispar (Rüppell, 1829)

Family Mugilidae

1. Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Family Gobiidae

1. Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1837

2. Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

3. Periophthalmus waltoni Koumans, 1955

Summary of Native Distributions (% in parentheses)