The generic name pertains to Hamid Reza Esmaeili, for his contribution to the understanding of diversity within the family
Aphaniidae.
Species There are ten valid species: •
Esmaeilius arakensis (Teimori, Esmaeili, Gholami, Zarei & Reichenbacher, 2012) (Arak toothcarp) •
Esmaeilius darabensis (
Esmaeili,
Teimori,
Gholami &
Reichenbacher, 2014) (Kol tooth-carp) •
Esmaeilius isfahanensis (
Hrbek,
Keivany &
Coad, 2006) •
Esmaeilius kavirensis (Esmaeili, Teimori, Gholami & Reichenbacher, 2014) •
Esmaeilius mesopotamicus (Coad, 2009) •
Esmaeilius persicus (
J. T. Jenkins, 1910) (Farsi tooth-carp) •
Esmaeilius pluristriatus (Jenkins, 1910) •
Esmaeilius shirini (
Gholami,
Esmaeili,
Erpenbeck &
Reichenbacher, 2014) (Shirin tooth-carp) •
Esmaeilius sophiae (
Heckel, 1847) (Soffia tooth-carp) •
Esmaeilius vladykovi (Coad, 1988) (Veladykov's tooth-carp) ==References==