Eidinemacheilus Explained

Eidinemacheilus is a genus of troglobitic fish in the family Nemacheilidae endemic to Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan.

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:

• Eidinemacheilus proudlovei Freyhof, Abdullah, Ararat, Ibrahim & Geiger, 2016^[1]
• Eidinemacheilus smithi (Greenwood, 1976) (Zagroz blind loach)

Notes and References

1. Freyhof, J., Abdullah, Y.S., Ararat, K., Ibrahim, H. & Geiger, M.F. (2016): Eidinemacheilus proudlovei, a new subterranean loach from Iraqi Kurdistan (Teleostei; Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa, 4173 (3): 225-236.