Abstract. A strange specimen of a nemacheilid fish was caught in a river (Ilam Province) in western
Iran. The body is laterally compresed, head large, mouth with no preocessus dentiformis. Paired fins
are long, dorsal with 10 branched rays and caudal well forked. Lateral line complete. Scales are very
small, scattered in second half of body, with large enough focal area.