Results of a DMS analysis showing observed similarities/dissimilarities (distances) between the examined groups of samples of Alburnoides, from the Caspian Sea basin and adjacent endorheic basins, based on meristic characters (Table 5). 1 A. eichwaldii 2A. cf. eichwaldii: west of Safid River 3 A. samiii 4 A. tabarestanensis 5 A. parhami 6 A. parhami (data from Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2015b) 7 A. holciki 8 A. varentsovi 9 Alburnoides sp. Amu Darya River 10 A. damghani sp. n. 11 A. namaki 12 A. coadi (data from Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2015b) 13 A. petrubanarescui.