Garra mamshuqa, Krupp, 1983
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17819898 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FF7D-FF39-2885-FB1AFD93FCD5 |
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Felipe |
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Garra mamshuqa |
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Common name. Hadhramaut garra.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Garra in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Dhofar ( Oman ) by: ● groove between tip of snout and nostrils deep / ○ usually 8½, rarely 7½, branched dorsal rays / ○ 34−36 total lateral-line scales / ○ usually 12 circumpeduncular scales / ○ 15−17 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch / ○ tubercles on snout present / ○ gular disc as long as wide or longer than wide / ○ dorsal hyaline or pale-brown with black spots at bases of branched rays. Size up to 74 mm SL, likely to grow larger.
Distribution. Yemen: Wadi Hadhramaut –Wadi Masila drainage.
Habitat. Wadis with high seasonal fluctuations in discharge over soft substrate, gravel, or bare rock.
Biology. Feeds mainly on periphyton.
Conservation status. EN; appears to be declining within its very small range due to water abstraction and climate change.
Further reading. Krupp 1983 (description); Banister 1987 (comparison with G. lautior ); Freyhof et al. 2020 (distribution, identification).
Garra meymehensis ; Meymeh, Iran; ~ 60 mm SL.
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