Nun galilaeus (Günther, 1864) [N]—Galilean loach; Nun ha’hula

Taxonomy. Original description: Cobitis galilaea Günther, 1864: 493 [Lake Tiberias (Galilée), Israel; holotype (unique): BMNH 1863.11.3.8].—Israeli synonyms: Cobitis galilaea Günther, 1864; Nemacheilus galilaeus (Günther, 1864); Oxynoemacheilus galilaeus (Günther, 1864); Nun galilaea (Günther, 1864) .—Revisions: Banarescu et al. (1982: 23), Prokofiev (2009, 2010, 2017: 252).—Illustration: Prokofiev (2017: 254, fig. 68), Freyhof et al. (2012: 304, fig. 1), Freyhof et al. (2020: 231 as Oxynoemacheilus galilaeus).

Status in Israel. Recorded from Israel in the original description by Günther (Günther (1865: 490) as Cobitis galilaea, and by Lortet (1883: 173), Tristram (1884: 177) and Steinitz (1953: 214) as Nemachilus galilaeus; confirmed by Goren & Ortal (1999: 4).—Israel material: BMNH, HUJ.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Israel: Jordan River basin (now extinct).—Distribution in River Basin: 2-Dead Sea Basin.—General distribution: Hula Lake, Jordan River basin, Israel, Syria.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 438- Jordan River.—Habitat: This species is a lacustrine species that inhabits lake shores. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation Status in Israel: EX.—IUCN: CR (IUCN 2023).—Threats: ABS, CON, CLI, EUT.— High sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Extinct.—High priority for conservation action.

Remarks. Recent molecular findings represent that this species should moved to under genus Oxynoemacheilus (Geiger et al. 2014) .