Published August 15, 2023 | Version v1

Garra shamal Kirchner, Kruckenhauser, Pichler, Borkenhagen & Freyhof 2020

  • 1. Ichthyology and Molecular Systematics Research Laboratory, Zoology Section, Department of Biology, School of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
  • 2. Conservation Monitoring Centre, The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, Amman, Jordan

Description

20. Garra shamal Kirchner, Kruckenhauser, Pichler, Borkenhagen & Freyhof, 2020 ―Muscat Garra, Shamal Garra― Endemic

Taxonomy. Original description: Garra shamal Kirchner, Kruckenhauser, Pichler, Borkenhagen & Freyhof, 2020:533, figs. 8-11 [Wadi Sahtan, Oman, 23.384°N, 57.306°E; Holotype: NMW-100004]. Synonyms: None.

Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Oman in original description by Kirchner et al. (2020); confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020), Esmaeili et al. 2022), and Sayyadzadeh et al. (2023).

General distribution. Middle East: northern Hajar Mountains (Oman endemic). Habitat: freshwater.

Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Northern Hajar Mountains, Surur, Samail, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Luzug, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Al Samdi, Samail, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Wadi Fanja, Wadi Bani Kharus, Wadi Sahtan, Wadi north-east of Al Amarat, Wadi Hammam, Wadi Hat, Wadi Khawd, Wadi Mansah, Oman.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Vulnerable (VU).

Notes

Published as part of Esmaeili, Hamid Reza & Hamidan, Neshat, 2023, Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist, pp. 201-226 in Zootaxa 5330 (2) on page 211, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8249316

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References

  • Kirchner, S., Kruckenhauser, L., Pichler, A., Borkenhagen, K. & Freyhof, J. (2020) Revision of the Garra species of the Hajar Mountains in Oman and the United Arab Emirates with the description of two new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa, 4751 (3), 521 - 5456. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / Zootaxa. 4751.3.6
  • Freyhof, J., Feulner, G. R., Hamidan, N. A. & Krupp, F. (2020) Freshwater fishes Fishes of the Arabian Peninsula. Motivate Media Group, Dubia, 272 pp.
  • Esmaeili, H. R., Jufaili, S. A., Masoumi, A. H. & Zarei, F. (2022) Ichthyodiversity in southeastern Arabian Peninsula: Annotated checklist, taxonomy, short description and distribution of Inland fishes of Oman. Zootaxa, 5134 (4), 451 - 503. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 5134.4.1
  • Sayyadzadeh, S., Al Jufaili, S. M. & Esmaeili, H. R. (2023) Species diversity deflation: Insight into taxonomic validity of Garra species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Dhofar Region in the Arabian Peninsula using an integrated morpho-molecular approach. Zootaxa, 5230 (3), 333 - 350. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 5230.3.4