Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 7; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 10. This species is distinguished by the following characters: pharyngeal tooth count of 1.5-4.1; branched dorsal-fin rays, modally 7. Colouration: peritoneum is light colored but with numerous melanophores; flanks with a lateral stripe evident posteriorly but fading anteriorly and not reaching the head (Ref. 124648).

Common Names

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Jelec perský , Czech , Czechia

Persian chub , English , Iran

Pärsia peetriteib , Estonian , Estonia

Aroos mahi persis , Persian , Iran

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Leuciscidae

Genus: Acanthobrama

Species: Acanthobrama persidis (Coad, 1981)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Asia: Iran.

Biology

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Max. length (Hamid Reza Esmaeili, pers. comm., 2004).

Habitat

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benthopelagic