Glyptothorax sardashtensis, a new species of torrent catfish from the upper Lesser Zab drainage in Iran (Teleostei: Sisoridae) Author Jokar, Milad 0000-0003-3344-4540 Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Kurdistan, 66177 - 15175, Iran. miladjokar80@gmail.com Author Kamangar, Barzan Bahrami 0000-0003-0432-5665 Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Kurdistan, 66177 - 15175, Iran. & Department of Zrebar Lake Environmental Research, Kurdistan Studies Institute, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Kurdistan, 66177 - 15175, Iran. bbkamangar@uok.ac.ir Author Ghaderi, Edris 0000-0002-9875-7735 Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Kurdistan, 66177 - 15175, Iran. ed.ghaderi@uok.ac.ir Author Freyhof, Jörg 0000-0002-7042-3127 Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, 10115 Berlin, Germany freyhof@mfn.berlin text Zootaxa 2023 2023-03-14 5254 4 476 492 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5254.4.2 journal article 234303 10.11646/zootaxa.5254.4.2 9b218d16-3c6a-42f8-bd1b-6ab0b18c6854 1175-5326 7732079 2301C5BB-AE1B-4D32-9201-E7D00DAB7901

TABLE 3. Morphometric characteristics of G. sardashtensis (holotype FCFUK 300, paratypes FCFUK 302–305, n=4; FCFUK 309–313, n=5; FSJF 4112, n=2; non-types FCFUK 301, n=1; FCFUK 306, n=1; FCFUK 314, n=1) and G. kurdistanicus (FCFUK 330–338, n=9). Holotype, paratypes and non-types measurements are included in G. sardashtensis data.

Characteristics	Holotype	G. sardashtensis (N = 15)				G. kurdistanicus (N = 9)
		mean	min	max	SD	mean	min	max	SD
Standard length	60.3	48.0	36.7	66.8	9.6	57.6	41.3	107.7	21.4
In percent of standard length
Head length	24.6	25.8	23.6	29.0	1.7	26.0	23.5	29.5	1.8
Body depth at dorsal-fin origin	19.5	16.5	13.3	20.4	2.2	19.2	18.6	20.2	0.6
Predorsal length	37.2	38.4	36.2	41.7	1.7	36.7	32.2	38.9	1.9
Postdorsal length	52.2	52.3	47.3	58.7	4.0	54.0	48.2	58.6	3.8
Preanal length	69.7	68.1	64.0	73.1	3.1	73.1	67.0	78.1	4.3
Prepelvic length	52.0	51.3	49.7	52.5	0.8	55.4	50.9	61.4	3.9
Distance between pectoral and pelvic-fin origins	31.4	30.9	28.6	34.5	1.8	32.4	29.3	37.9	2.5
Distance between pelvic and anal-fin origins	18.1	17.5	13.9	21.5	2.2	20.3	18.7	21.2	0.9
Depth of caudal peduncle	11.9	10.2	8.5	12.6	1.4	11.4	9.8	13.4	1.4
Length of caudal peduncle	20.9	19.5	17.2	23.3	1.6	17.2	15.1	20.2	1.9
Dorsal-fin depth	13.7	16.2	13.2	18.4	1.6	14.8	11.9	16.4	1.2
Adipose-fin length	19.4	17.3	12.4	22.6	3.6	15.6	11.4	22.0	4.6
Distance between last dorsal ray and adipose origin	15.9	19.5	15.9	21.0	1.4	23.5	19.7	27.8	2.6
Anal-fin base length	11.5	11.2	9.6	12.5	0.9	11.4	9.9	13.3	1.1
Pectoral-fin length	23.6	24.0	20.8	27.0	1.4	22.4	19.1	25.1	1.8
Pelvic-fin length	14.6	17.0	14.6	18.7	1.2	16.3	14.5	18.6	1.4
In percent of head length
Head depth at eye	51.8	40.4	37	52	3.8	41.6	40	45	2.3
Snout length	56.7	53.3	48	59	2.8	52.6	46	58	3.8
Eye diameter	12.8	10.3	8	13	1.5	7.8	5	12	2.2
Postorbital distance	35.0	39.4	35	46	3.4	44.5	38	50	4.4
Maximum head width	81.8	80.4	72	88	4.7	88.3	82	94	4.5
Interorbital distance	31.0	30.9	26	35	2.7	33.7	25	39	5.6
Length of inner mandibular barbel	25.8	25.9	22	31	2.3	30.7	27	34	2.7
Length of outer mandibular barbel	52.9	43.3	33	53	6.0	51.3	45	59	6.7
Length of maxillary barbel	94.9	71.3	53	95	13.5	76.0	58	91	8.9
Length of nasal barbel	33.7	30.9	26	39	3.5	31.9	28	42	5.7
Thoracic apparatus length	50.7	52.3	45	60	4.6	45.3	39	52	4.0
Thoracic apparatus width	59.6	53.0	41	60	5.7	50.2	43	55	4.1