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- <p><b><i>Barbus miliaris</i></b></p><p><b>Common name.</b> Namak barbel.</p><p><b>Diagnosis.</b> Distinguished from other species of <i>Barbus</i> in West Asia by: ○ 69−87+3−5, totally 71−90, lateral-line scales / ○ 39–44 total vertebrae / ○ postdorsal length 52–59 % SL / ○ dorsal base length 18–23 % SL / ○ anal length 7–9 % SL / ○ 28–35 scale around caudal peduncle / ○ 12–15 scales below lateral line / ○ 37–45 predorsal scales / ○ lower lip with a median swollen pad / ○ dorsal origin at or slightly behind vertical of pelvic origin / ○ numerous irregular dark-brown blotches on back, flanks and head / ○ anal longer in female than in male. Size up to 240 mm SL, usually smaller.</p><p><b>Distribution.</b> Iran: Qom, Qareh Chai, and Jaj drainages in Lake Namak basin. Hable and Nam drainages and Cheshme Ali spring in Western Kavir basin.</p><p><b>Habitat.</b> Slow to fast-flowing rivers with gravel and rocky bottoms.</p><p><b>Biology.</b> Matures at about 2−4 years, males one year earlier than females. A fractional spawner. Feeds mainly on aquatic invertebrates and algae.</p><p><b>Conservation status.</b> VU; possibly extirpated from Lake Namak basin and Cheshme Ali, now found only in small numbers in 5–10 independent, mostly declining populations in Nam and Hable in Western Kavir basin.</p><p><b>Further reading.</b> De Filippi 1863 (description); Karaman 1971: (morphology; as <i>B. mursa miliaris</i>); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015b (Kavir basin); Khaefi et al. 2017a (review); Eagderi et al. 2019d (morphology).</p>