Paraschistura Pasatigris

📖 Overview

Paraschistura Pasatigris (Paraschistura pasatigris), first described by Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger, 2015 is a tiny fish in the family Nemacheilidae (order Cypriniformes). Adults typically reach 4.50 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Subtropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Paraschistura pasatigris can be diagnosed from its congeners in Iran by a combination of the following non-unique characters: a suborbital flap present in males (vs. absent in P. aredvii and a suborbital groove in P. nielseni); more slender caudal peduncle (caudal peduncle depth 1.6-1.8 times longer than deep vs. 1.1-1.4 in P. nielseni); back and flank in front of the dorsal-fin origin fully covered by scales (vs. absence of scales on the back and on the flank in front of the dorsal-fin origin in P. abdolii and P. cristata; and scales completely absent in P. kessleri and P. turcmenica); absence of a long dorsal adipose crest (vs. presence in P. cristata); pelvic-fin origin behind a vertical through the dorsal-fin origin (vs. below or slightly in front in P. naumanni). It is distinguished from P. bampurensis and P. hormuzensis by having a pointed suborbital flap in males overlapping the slit below the lachrymal bone (vs. triangular, not overlapping the slit) and a blunt snout (vs. pointed). It differs also from P. abdolii, P. cristata, P. kessleri, P. naumanni and P. turcmenica by the presence of a suborbital flap in males (vs. absence) . : elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Paraschistura Pasatigris is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

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