Coad, B.W. & Bogutskaya, N.G., 2009
Alburnoides qanati, a new species of cyprinid fish from southern Iran (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae).Abstract
Alburnoides qanati, sp. n. is described from a qanat in the Pulvar River drainage of Fars Province in southern Iran. Th e new taxon is distinguished from other members of the genus Alburnoides by a combination of characters including a scaled ventral keel, (41, 42) 43-47(48, 49) lateral line scales to posterior margin of hypurals, 2.5-4.2 pharyngeal teeth, commonly 8½ branched dorsal-fin rays, 10-12½ branched anal-fin rays, 40-41 total vertebrae, and caudal vertebral region equal or slightly longer than an abdominal region (vertebral formulae 20+20 or 20+21).
Brian W. Coad and Nina G. Bogutskaya
ZooKeys, 13: 67-77, 2009