Eidinemacheilus smithi

Eidinemacheilus smithi
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Eidinemacheilus
Species:	E. smithi
Binomial name
Eidinemacheilus smithi (Greenwood, 1976)
Synonyms
Noemacheilus smithi Greenwood, 1976 Paracobitis smithi (Greenwood, 1976)

Eidinemacheilus smithi, also known as the Zagroz blind loach, is a species of loach in the family Nemacheilidae. This cavefish is endemic to an aquifer in the Karun River drainage in the Zagros Mountains of Iran.[2][3]

It is named after British explorer Anthony Smith, who collected the type specimens.[4]

There are three other known cavefish species in Iran: Garra lorestanensis, G. tashanensis and G. typhlops.[5][6]

References

1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (2018) [amended version of 1996 assessment]. "Eidinemacheilus smithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T14489A136077821. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T14489A136077821.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Segherloo, I.H.; Ghaedrahmati, N. & Freyhof, J. (2021). "Eidinemacheilus, a new generic name for Noemacheilus smithi Greenwood (Teleostei; Nemacheilidae)". Zootaxa. 4147 (4): 466–476. PMID 27515629.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Eidinemacheilus smithi". FishBase. June 2024 version.
4. Scharpf, C.; Lazara, K.J. (18 May 2024). "Family NEMACHEILIDAE Regan 1911 (Stone or Brook Loaches)". The ETYFish Project. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
5. Mousavi-Sabet, H.; Eagderi, S. (2016). "Garra lorestanensis, a new cave fish from the Tigris River drainage with remarks on the subterranean fishes in Iran (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)". FishTaxa. 1 (1): 45–54.
6. Mousavi-Sabet; Vatandoust; Fatemi; Eagderi (2016). "Tashan Cave a new cave fish locality for Iran; and Garra tashanensis, A New Blind Species from the Tigris River Drainage (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)". FishTaxa. 1 (3): 133–148.