Iranocichla is a genus of fish in the family Cichlidae found in fresh and brackish waters in southern Iran.Esmaeili, H.R., Sayyadzadeh, G. & Seehausen, O. (2016): Iranocichla persa, a new cichlid species from southern Iran (Teleostei, Cichlidae). ZooKeys, 636: 141–161. They are the only cichlids native to this country.
Species There are currently two described species in this genus, but a third population of unclear affinities is known from the Kol River drainage (between the range of the two recognized species): Iranocichla hormuzensis Coad, 1982 Iranocichla persa Esmaeili, Sayyadzadeh & Seehausen, 2016
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