Hamid Reza Esmaeili

Hamid Reza Esmaeili -- Hamid Reza Esmaeili

Hamid Reza Esmaeili

• Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
• E-mail: hresmaeili22@gmail.com

Beschriebene Taxa

• 30 (bisher in diesem Wiki erfasste) Taxa beschrieben von Hamid Reza Esmaeili

Publikationen

2009

• Esmaeili, H.R., Ganjali, Z. & Monsefi, M. 2008. Reproductive biology of the endemic Iranian cichlid, Iranocichla hormuzensis Coad, 1982 from Mehran River, southern Iran. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 84: 141–145. doi: 10.1007/s10641-008-9397-8 Zitatseite 
• Reichenbacher, B., Kamrani, E., Esmaeili, H.R. & Teimori, A. 2009. The endangered cyprinodont Aphanius ginaonis (Holly, 1929) from southern Iran is a valid species: evidence from otolith morphology. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 86 (4): 507-521. (doi) Zitatseite 

2010

• Esmaeili, H.R., Coad, B.W., Gholamifard, A., Nazari, N. & Teimori, A. 2010. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Iran. Zoosystematica Rossica, 19 (2): 361-386. Zitatseite 

2011

• Borkenhagen, K., Esmaeili, H.R., Mohsenzadeh, S., Shahryari, F. & Gholamifard, A. 2011. The molecular systematics of the Carasobarbus species from Iran and adjacent areas, with comments on Carasobarbus albus (Heckel, 1843). Environmental Biology of Fishes, 91: 327-335. (Research Gate) (doi)Zitatseite 
• Teimori, A., Esmaeili, H.R. & Reichenbacher, B. 2011. Aphanius farsicus, a replacement name for A. persicus (Jenkins, 1910) (Teleostei, Cyprinodontidae). Zootaxa, 3096: 53-58. (doi) Zitatseite 

2012

• Teimori, A., Esmaeili, H.R., Gholami, Z., Zarei, N. & Reichenbacher, B. 2012. Aphanius arakensis, a new species of tooth-carp (Actinopterygii, Cyprinodontidae) from the endorheic Namak Lake basin in Iran. ZooKeys, 215: 55-76. (doi) Zitatseite 

2014

• Esmaeili, H.R., Teimori, A., Gholami, Z. & Reichenbacher, B. 2014. Two new species of the tooth-carp Aphanius (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae) and the evolutionary history of the Iranian inland and inland-related Aphanius species. Zootaxa, 3786 (3): 246-268. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Esmaeili, H.R., Mousavi-Sabet, H., Sayyadzadeh, G., Vatandoust, S. & Freyhof, J. 2014. Paracobitis atrakensis, a new species of crested loach from northeastern Iran (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 25 (3): 237-242. Zitatseite 
• Esmaeili, H.R., Sayyadzadeh, G., Özulug, M., Geiger, M. & Freyhof. J. 2014. Three new species of Turcinoemacheilus from Iran and Turkey (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (3)[2013]: 257-273. (PDF) Zitatseite 
• Freyhof, J., Esmaeili, H.R., Sayyadzadeh, G. & Geiger, M. 2014. Review of the crested loaches of the genus Paracobitis from Iran and Iraq with the description of four new species (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 25 (1): 11-38. (Abstract) Zitatseite 
• Gholami, Z., Esmaeili, H.R., Erpenbeck, D. & Reichenbacher, B. 2014. Phylogenetic analysis of Aphanius from the endorheic Kor River Basin in the Zagros Mountains, south-western Iran (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Cyprinodontidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 52 (2): 130-141. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Teimori, A., Esmaeili, H.R., Erpenbeck, D. & Reichenbacher, B. 2014. A new and unique species of the genus Aphanius Nardo, 1827 (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae) from southern Iran: a case of regressive evolution. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 253: 327-337. (doi) Zitatseite 

2015

• Behrens-Chapuis, S., Herder, F., Esmaeili, H.R., Freyhof, J., Hamidan, N.A., Özuluğ, M., Šanda, R. & Geiger, M.F. 2015. Adding nuclear rhodopsin data where mitochondrial COI indicates discrepancies - can this marker help to explain conflicts in cyprinids?. DNA Barcodes, 3 (1): 187-199.(doi) Zitatseite 
• Esmaeili, H.R., Khajepanah, A., Mehraban, H., Elmi, A., Malekzehi, H. & Pazira, A. 2015. Fishes of the Mashkid and Makran basins of Iran: an updated checklist and ichthyogeography. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology, 2 (2): 113-132. (PDF) Zitatseite 
• Freyhof, J., Sayyadzadeh, G., Esmaeili, H.R. & Geiger, M. 2015. Review of the genus Paraschistura from Iran with description of six new species (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 26 (1): 1-48. (Abstract) Zitatseite 
• Mousavi-Sabet, H., Vatandoust, S., Esmaeili, H.R., Geiger, M.F. & Freyhof, J. 2015. Cobitis avicennae, a new species of spined loach from the Tigris River drainage (Teleostei: Cobitidae). Zootaxa, 3914 (5): 558-568. Zitatseite 
• Mousavi-Sabet, H., Sayyadzadeh, G., Esmaeili, H.R., Eagderi, S., Patimar, R. & Freyhof, J. 2015. Paracobitis hircanica, a new crested loach from the southern Caspian Sea basin (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 25 (4): 339-346. (Abstract) Zitatseite 
• Sayyadzadeh, G., Esmaeili, H.R. & Freyhof, J. 2015. Garra mondica, a new species from the Mond River drainage with remarks on the genus Garra from the Persian Gulf basin in Iran (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa, 4048 (1): 75–89. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Sayyadzadeh, G., Esmaeili, H.R., Abbasi, K. & Coad, B.W. 2015. Re-validation of Gonorhynchus adiscus and G. diplochilus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) using morphological and molecular data. Zoology in the Middle East, 61 (4): 349-361 [1-13]. (doi) Zitatseite 

2016

• Alwan, N.H., Zareian, H. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2016. Capoeta coadi, a new species of cyprinid fish from the Karun River drainage, Iran based on morphological and molecular evidences (Teleostei, Cyprinidae). ZooKeys, 572: 155-180. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Esmaeili, H.R., Sayyadzadeh, G. & Seehausen, O. 2016. Iranocichla persa, a new cichlid species from southern Iran (Teleostei, Cichlidae). ZooKeys, 636: 141-161. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Esmaeili, H.R., Zareian, H., Eagderi, S. & Alwan, N. 2016. Review on the taxonomy of Tigris scraper, Capoeta umbla (Heckel, 1843) and its confirmation record from the Iranian part of Tigris River, Persian Gulf basin (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). FishTaxa, 1 (1): 35-44. (PDF) Zitatseite 
• Esmaeili, H.R., Sayyadzadeh, G., Coad, B.W. & Eagderi, S. 2016. Review of the genus Garra Hamilton, 1822 in Iran with description of a new species: a morpho-molecular approach (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Iranian Journal of Ichthyology, 3 (2): 82-121. (PDF) Zitatseite 
• Esmaeili, H.R. & Valavi, H. 2016. Threatened fishes of the world: Paracobitis persa Freyhof, Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Geiger, 2014 (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). FishTaxa, 1 (1): 29-34.(PDF) Zitatseite 
• Khaefi, R., Esmaeili, H.R., Sayyadzadeh, G., Geiger, M.F. & Freyhof, J. 2016. Squalius namak, a new chub from Lake Namak basin in Iran (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa, 4169 (1): 145-159. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Jouladeh-Roudbar, A.J., Eagderi, S., Esmaeili, H.R., Coad, B.W. & Bogutskaya, N.G. 2016. A molecular approach to the genus Alburnoides using COI sequences data set and the description of a new species, A. damghani, from the Damghan River system (the Dasht-e Kavir Basin, Iran) (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae). ZooKeys, 579: 157-181. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Sayyadzadeh, G., Eagderi, S. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2016. A new loach of the genus Oxynoemacheilus from the Tigris River drainage and its phylogenetic relationships among the nemacheilid fishes (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) in the Middle East based on mtDNA COI sequences. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology, 3 (4): 236-250. (PDF) Zitatseite 
• Schwarzer, J., Shabani, N., Esmaeili, H.R., Mwaiko, S., Seehausen, O. 2016. Allopatric speciation in the desert – diversification of cichlids at their geographical and ecological range limit in Iran. Hydrobiologia, First Online: 15 September 2016: 1–15. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Zareian, H., Esmaeili, H.R. & Freyhof, J. 2016. Capoeta anamisensis, a new species from the Minab and Hasan Langhi River drainages in Iran (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa, 4083 (1): 126-142. Zitatseite 
• Zareian, H., Esmaeili, H.R., Heidari, A., Khoshkholgh, M. & Mousavi-Sabet, H. 2016. Contribution to the molecular systematics of the genus Capoeta from the south Caspian Sea basin using mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Molecular Biology Research Communications, 5 (2): 65-75.(PDF) Zitatseite 

2017

• Eagderi, S., Jouladeh-Roudbar, A., Jalili, P., Sayyadzadeh, G. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2017. Taxonomic statue of the genus Cobitis Linnaeus, 1758 (Teleostei: Cobitidae) in the southern Caspian Sea basin, Iran with description of a new species. FishTaxa, 2 (1): 48-61. (PDF) Zitatseite 
• Esmaeili, H.R., Mehraban, H., Abbasi, K., Keivany, Y. & Coad, B.W. 2017. Review and updated checklist of freshwater fishes of Iran: taxonomy, distribution and conservation status. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology, 4 (Suppl. 1): 1-114. (PDF) Zitatseite 
• Khaefi, R., Vatandoust, S. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2017. Re-description of Barbus miliaris De Filippi, 1863 (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the endorheic Namak Lake basin of Iran. FishTaxa, 2 (1): 33-42. (PDF) Zitatseite 
• Khaefi, R., Esmaeili, H.R., Geiger, M.F. & Eagderi, S. 2017. Taxonomic review of the cryptic Barbus lacerta species group with description of a new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). FishTaxa, 2 (2): 90-115. (PDF) Zitatseite 
• Khaefi, R., Esmaeili, H.R., Ansari, M.H. & Ebrahimi, M. 2017. Genetic diversification and population structure of Barbus cyri De Filippi, 1865 (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in northern Iran inferred from the mitochondrial D-loop gene sequence. Environmental Biology of Fishes, [1-12]. First Online: 06 November 2017. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Mohammadian-Kalat, T., Esmaeili, H.R., Aliabadian, M. & Freyhof, J. 2017. Re-description of Alburnus doriae, with comments on the taxonomic status of A. amirkabiri, A. mossulensis, A. sellal and Petroleuciscus esfahani (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa, 4323 (4): 487–502. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Zareian, H. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2017. Mitochondrial phylogeny and taxonomic status of the Capoeta damascina species group (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) in Iran with description of a new species. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology, 4 (3): 231-269. (PDF) Zitatseite 
• Zareian, H., Esmaeili, H.R., Gholamhosseini, A., Japoshvili, B., Özuluğ, M. & Mayden, R.L. 2017. Diversity, mitochondrial phylogeny, and ichthyogeography of the Capoeta capoeta complex (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Hydrobiologia, First online: 1-47. (doi) Zitatseite 

2018

• Esmaeili, H.R., Sayyadzadeh, G., Eagderi, S., Abbasi, K. 2018. Checklist of freshwater fishes of Iran. FishTaxa, 3 (3): 1-95. Zitatseite 
• Esmaeili, H.R., Asrar, T. & Gholamifard, A. 2018. Cyprinodontid fishes of the world: an updated list of taxonomy, distribution and conservation status (Teleostei: Cyprinodontoidea). Iranian Journal of Ichthyology, 5 (1): 1-29. (PDF) Zitatseite 
• Mehraban, H. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2018. Comb-tooth blennies of the intertidal zones of Persian Gulf and Makran Sea: Morphology, taxonomy, distribution and conservation status (Blenniiformes: Blenniidae). Iranian Journal of Ichthyology, 5 (3): 192-211. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Teimori, A., Esmaeili, H.R., Hamidan, N. & Reichenbacher, B. 2018. Systematics and historical biogeography of the Aphanius dispar species group (Teleostei: Aphaniidae) and description of a new species from Southern Iran. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 56 (4): 579-598. (doi) Zitatseite 

2019

• Eagderi, S., Nikmehr, N., Çiçek, E., Esmaeili, H.R., Vatandoust, S. & Mousavi-Sabet, H. 2019. Barbus urmianus a new species from Urmia Lake basin, Iran (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). International Journal of Aquatic Biology, 7 (4): 239-244. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Eagderi, S., Fricke, R., Esmaeili, H.R. & Jalili, P. 2019. Annotated checklist of the fishes of the Persian Gulf: diversity and conservation status. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology, 6 (Supplement 1): 1-171. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Esmaeili, H.R., Sadeghi, R. & Larson, H.K. 2019. The long-snout freshwater goby Awaous jayakari (Boulenger, 1888) (Teleostei: Gobiidae), an additional fish element for the Iranian waters. Zoology in the Middle East, 66 (1)[2020]: 29-36 [1-8]. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Sayyadzadeh, G., Teimori, A. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2019. Paraschistura kermanensis, a new stone loach species from southeastern Iran (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa, 4638 (4): 571–583. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Sayyadzadeh, G., Esmaeili, H.R. & Eagderi, S. 2019. Taxonomic status of the loaches Paracobitis vignai and P. rhadinaea (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) in Iran. Zoology in the Middle East, 65 (3): 221-229. [1-9]. (doi) Zitatseite 

2020

• Esmaeili, H.R., Teimori, A., Zarei, F. & Sayyadzadeh, G. 2020. DNA barcoding and species delimitation of the Old World tooth-carps, family Aphaniidae Hoedeman, 1949 (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes). PLoS ONE, 15 (4): e0231717. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Esmaeili, H.R., Sayyadzadeh, G., Japoshvili, B., Eagderi, S., Abbasi, K. & Mousavi-Sabet, H. 2020. Rhodeus caspius, a new bitterling from Iran (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Acheilognathidae). Zootaxa, 4851 (2): 319-337. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Kovačić, M., Sadeghi, R. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2020. New species of Silhouettea (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Qeshm Island, Iran and the DNA barcoding of the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea gobies. Zootaxa, 4750 (1): 49-66. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Mehraban, H., Esmaeili, H.R., Zarei, F., Ebrahimi, M. & Gholamhosseini, A. 2020. Genetic diversification, population structure, and geophylogeny of the Scarface rockskipper Istiblennius pox (Teleostei: Blenniidae) in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea. Marine Biodiversity, 50: 20. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Sayyadzadeh, G. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2020. Oxynoemacheilus marunensis, a new loach species from the Persian Gulf basin with remarks on O. frenatus (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa, 4885 (2): 189-206. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Zarei, F., Esmaeili, H.R., Abbasi, K., Sayyadzadeh, G., Eagderi, S. & Coad, B.W. 2020. Genealogical concordance, comparative species delimitation, and the specific status of the Caspian pipefish Syngnathus caspius (Teleostei: Syngnathidae). Marine Ecology, First published: 31 December 2020. (doi) Zitatseite 

2021

• Al-Jufaili, S.M., Esmaeili, H.R., Jawad, L. & Sayyadzadeh, G. 2021. Insights into the taxonomy and mitochondrial phylogenetic affinity of the longnose goby, Awaous jayakari (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes, 104: 1177–1193. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Echreshavi, S., Esmaeili, H.R., Teimori, A. & Reichenbacher, B. 2021. A comparative study on the caudal skeleton of goatfishes (Teleostei: Perciformes: Mullidae) from the Western Indo-Pacific region: An additional taxonomic tool. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 48: 102066. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Mehraban, H., Zarei, F. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2021. A prelude to the molecular systematics and diversity of combtooth blennies (Teleostei: Blenniidae) in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea. Systematics and Biodiversity, 19: 438–452. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Sayyadzadeh, G. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2021. Does the Garra population (Teleostei: Cyprinidae: Labeoninae) from the Kol River drainage, Persian Gulf basin merit formal description? Zootaxa, 5048 (2): 265-278. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Zarei, F., Esmaeili, H.R., Schliewen, U.K. & Abbasi, K. 2021. Taxonomic diversity and distribution of the genus Proterorhinus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) in the Caucasus biodiversity hotspot with conservation implications. Aquatic Conservations, Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, First published: 29 September 2021. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Zarei, F., Esmaeili, H.R., Schliewen, U.K., Abbasi, K. & Sayyadzadeh, G. 2021. Mitochondrial phylogeny, diversity, and ichthyogeography of gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the oldest and deepest Caspian sub-basin and tracing source and spread pattern of an introduced Rhinogobius species at the tricontinental crossroad. Hydrobiologia, 848: 1267–1293. (doi) Zitatseite 

2022

• Al Jufaili, S.M., Esmaeili, H.R., Sayyadzadeh, G., Masoumi, A.H. & Larson, H.K. 2022. Redescription of the goby Glossogobius tenuiformis Fowler, 1934 (Teleostei: Gobiidae) and assignment of Oman Glossogobius populations: a morpho-molecular approach. Zootaxa, 5133 (4): 543-554. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Esmaeili, H.R., Sayyadzadeh, G., Zarei, F., Eagderi, S. & Mousavi-Sabet, H. 2022. Mystus cyrusi, a new species of bagrid catfish (Teleostei: Bagridae) from Middle East. Zootaxa, 5099 (3): 325-343. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Esmaeili, H.R., Zarei, F., Sholeh, V., Sadeghi, Y., Sadeghi, R. & Fricke, R. 2022. Morphological analysis and DNA barcoding confirm presence of a cryptic fish species, the blotched triplefin, Enneapterygius ventermaculus (Teleostei: Blenniiformes: Tripterygiidae), at Qeshm Island, Persian Gulf. Iranian Journal of Ichthyology, 9 (1): 1-10. (PDF) Zitatseite 
• Esmaeili, H.R., Al Jufaili, S., Masoumi, A.H. & Zarei, F. 2022. Ichthyodiversity in southeastern Arabian Peninsula: Annotated checklist, taxonomy, short description and distribution of Inland fishes of Oman. Zootaxa, 5134 (4): 451-503. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Gholamhosseini, A., Razbanian, M., Esmaeili, H.R. & Eagderi, S. 2022. Molecular systematics and morphological variation in the Mesopotamian spiny eel Mastacembelus mastacembelus (Teleostei: Mastacembelidae). The European Zoological Journal, 89 (1): 546–555. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Sayyadzadeh, G., Zarei, F. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2022. Glyptothorax (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from the Middle East: An Integrated Molecular and Morphological Insight into Its Taxonomic Diversity. Diversity, 14 (10): 884. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Teimori, A., Esmaeili, H.R., Zarei, F. & Reichenbacher, B. 2022. COI gene sequences confirm the taxonomic validity of the tooth-carp Aphaniops hormuzensis (Teleostei: Aphaniidae) from southern Iran. Zoology in the Middle East, 68 (1): 34-40. Zitatseite 
• Wang, Q., Dizaj, L.P., Huang, J., Sarker, K.K., Kevrekidis, C., Reichenbacher, B., Esmaeili, H.R., Straube, N., Moritz, T. & Li, C. 2022. Molecular phylogenetics of the Clupeiformes based on exon-capture data and a new classification of the order. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 175: 107590. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Zarei, F., Esmaeili, H.R., Kovačić, M., Schliewen, U.K. & Abbasi, K. 2022. Ponticola hircaniaensis sp. nov., a new and critically endangered gobiid species (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the southern Caspian Sea basin. Zootaxa, 5154 (4): 401–430. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Zarei, F., Al Jufaili, S.M. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2022. Oxyurichthys omanensis sp. nov., a new Eyebrow Goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from Oman. Zootaxa, 5182 (3): 361-376. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Zarei, F., Esmaeili, H.R., Sadeghi, R., Schliewen, U.K., Kovačić, M., Abbasi, K. & Gholamhosseini, A. 2022. An integrative insight into the diversity, distribution, and biogeography of the freshwater endemic clade of the Ponticola syrman group (Teleostei: Gobiidae) in the Caucasus biodiversity hotspot. Ecology and Evolution, 12: e9300. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Zarei, F., Esmaeili, H.R., Abbasi, K., Kovačić, M., Schliewen, U.K. & Stepien, C.A. 2022. Gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae) of the oldest and deepest Caspian Sea sub-basin: an evidence-based annotated checklist and a key for species identification. Zootaxa, 5190 (2): 151-193. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Zarei, F., Esmaeili, H.R., Sadeghi, R., Reichenbacher, B., Schliewen, U.K., Abbasi, K. & Gholamhosseini, A. 2022. Phylogeography and population structure of Ponticola gorlap (Teleostei: Gobiidae) in an evolutionary distinctive and ecologically threatened Caspian Sea sub-basin. Aquatic Sciences, 85: 15. (doi) Zitatseite 

2023

• Echreshavi, S., Esmaeili, H.R., Gholamhosseini, A., Al Jufaili, S.M., Safaie, M. & Owfi, F. 2023. Insights into mitochondrial phylogeny and molecular systematics of mullids (Teleostei: Perciformes: Mullidae) from the Persian Gulf and the Oman Sea. Marine Biodiversity, 53: 37. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Esmaeili, H.R. & Hamidan, N. 2023. Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa, 5330 (2): 201-226. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Esmaeili, H.R., Zarei, F. & Masoumi, A.H. 2023. Morphology, molecular systematics and phylogeography of the Spine-cheek Gudgeon, Eleotris acanthopomus (Teleostei: Eleotridae) from the north-western Indian Ocean. Zoology in the Middle East, 69 (2): 164-174. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Esmaeili, H.R., Sayyadzadeh, G. & Abbasi, K. 2023. New Morphological and Molecular Data on the Southern Ninespine Stickleback, Pungitius platygaster (Gasterosteidae) from Southern Caspian Sea Basin. Journal of Ichthyology, 63: 1062–1071. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Reichenbacher, B., Vukić, J., Šanda, R., Schliewen, U.K., Esmaeili, H.R. & Kassar, A. 2023. Skeletal traits and otoliths can unravel the relationships within European Gobiidae (Gobius lineage sensu lato). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, zlad058, Published: 21 July 2023. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Saad, A., Çiçek, E., Esmaeili, H.R., Fricke, R., Sungur, S. & Eagderi, S. 2023. Freshwater fishes of Syria: a revised and updated annotated checklist-2023. Zootaxa, 5350 (1): 1-62. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Sayyadzadeh, G., Al Jufaili, S.M. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2023. Species diversity deflation: Insight into taxonomic validity of Garra species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Dhofar Region in the Arabian Peninsula using an integrated morpho-molecular approach. Zootaxa, 5230 (3): 333-350. (doi) Zitatseite 
• Zarei, F., Kovačić, M., Esmaeili, H.R. & Ghanbarifardi, M. 2023. Morphological and molecular characterization of the Makran Glossogobius cf. giuris (Teleostei: Gobiidae) and the Glossogobius giuris species complex taxonomy. Zootaxa, 5346 (1): 28-50. (doi) Zitatseite 

2024

• Çiçek, E., Esmaeili, H.R., Sayyadzadeh, G., Saad, A., Sungur, S., Jawad, L., Eagderi, S., Çapar, O.B., Coad, B.W. & Fricke, R. 2024. Freshwater lampreys and fishes in the Middle East. Taxa (Journal of Taxonomy and Systematics), 4 (ad24401): 1-429. (Link) Zitatseite 
• Esmaeili, H.R., Masoumi, A.H., Sayyadzadeh, G., Zarei, F. & Maclaine, J. 2024. Redescription of Cyprinion muscatense (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) with the first phylogenetic analysis of the genus. Journal of Fish Biology, 104 (6): 1791-1799. (doi) Zitatseite 

Patronyme

• Chondrostoma esmaeilii Eagderi et al., 2017
• Esmaeilius Freyhof & Yoğurtçuoğlu, 2020