Paraschistura
# Paraschistura

Paraschistura is a genus of stone loaches most of which occur in Central, South and Western Asia.

## Species

There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus:

* Paraschistura abdolii Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger, 2015
* Paraschistura alepidota (Mirza & Bănărescu, 1970)
* Paraschistura alta (Nalbant & Bianco, 1998)
* Paraschistura aredvii Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger, 2015
* Paraschistura bampurensis (A. M. Nikolskii, 1900)
* Paraschistura chrysicristinae (Nalbant, 1998)
* Paraschistura cristata (L. S. Berg, 1898) (Turkmenian crested loach)
* Paraschistura delvarii Mousavi-Sabet & Eagderi, 2015
* Paraschistura hormuzensis Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger, 2015
* Paraschistura ilamensis Vatandoust & Eagderi, 2015
* Paraschistura kessleri (Günther, 1889) (Kessler's loach)
* Paraschistura lepidocaulis (Mirza & Nalbant, 1981)
* Paraschistura lindbergi (Bănărescu & Mirza, 1965)
* Paraschistura microlabra (Mirza & Nalbant, 1981)
* Paraschistura montana McClelland, 1838
* Paraschistura naseeri (N. ud-D. Ahmad & Mirza, 1963)
* Paraschistura naumanni Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger, 2015
* Paraschistura nielseni (Nalbant & Bianco, 1998)
* Paraschistura pasatigris Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger, 2015
* Paraschistura prashari (Hora, 1933)
* Paraschistura punjabensis (Hora, 1923)
* Paraschistura susiani Freyhof, Sayyadzadeh, Esmaeili & Geiger, 2015
* Paraschistura turcmenica (L. S. Berg, 1932)
* Paraschistura turcomana (G. V. Nikolskii, 1947)
