Paraschistura chrysicristinae, the Diyarbakır loach[1] or Batman River loach[2] is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Paraschistura.[3] It was recorded from two locations from the Batman River (a tributary of the upper Tigris in Turkey) in the 1970s and had not been recorded since then, until in 2021 when specimens were found in the Han stream and Sarim stream. It is thought that the fish was able to avoid discovery by being so small (3 cm) and thus able to easily slip through nets.[2]
| Paraschistura chrysicristinae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Paraschistura |
| Species: | P. chrysicristinae
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| Binomial name | |
| Paraschistura chrysicristinae Nalbant, 1998
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| Synonyms | |
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Schistura chrysicristinae (Nalbant, 1998) | |
References
edit- ^ a b Freyhof, J. (2014). "Paraschistura chrysicristinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19889076A19967270. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T19889076A19967270.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b "FOUND! The Batman River loach has been rediscovered after nearly 50 years". Shoal. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Paraschistura chrysicristinae (Nalbant, 1998)". Fishbase. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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