Hi Guys,
This is not a yellowfish - but it is also not any species of mahseer.
It is in fact a fish known as the Magyar or Soong (Luciobarbus species - probably Luciobarbus esocinus), and is found in the Euphrates river system in countries like Iraq, Syria, Iran and Turkey. Also known as the Euphrates river barbel (after the European barbel..a relative...)
Due to its distribution you will not find too many foreigners, other than US army troops, who have caught this species - I heard rumour that the ponds in Saddam Husseins residence contained some good sized specimens - but this may be folklaw...
Tight lines, RF.