Author: Jouladeh-Roudbar, Eagderi, Ghanavi & Doadrio, 2017
Comments: Inhabits rivers and streams. Occurs together with other fishes such as <i>Poticola iranicus</i>, <i>Alburnoides taberstanensis</i>, <i>Alburnus chalcoides</i>, <i>Barbus cyri</i>, <i>Squalius turcicus</i>, <i>Luciobarbus capito</i>, <i>L. mursa</i>, <i>Cobitis faridpaki</i>  in the type locality, Kheyroud River, Caspian Sea basin.  The type locality has medium to fast current, river width between 3-14 m, maximum depth of about one meter, stream bed composed of cobbles and gravel, and riparian vegetation consisted of deciduous forests (Ref. 116760).