Garra jordanica Hamidan, Geiger & Freyhof, 2014

Saad, Adib, Çiçek, Erdoğan, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Fricke, Ronald, Sungur, Sevil & Eagderi, Soheil, 2023, Freshwater fishes of Syria: a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023, Zootaxa 5350 (1), pp. 1-62 : 14-15

Garra jordanica Hamidan, Geiger & Freyhof, 2014 [N]— Jordan garra; Lahhas alhajar

Taxonomy. Original description: Garra jordanica Hamidan, Geiger & Freyhof, 2014: 227 , figs. 2-5 [Lower part of Mujib River, 31°27.998’N, 35°34.417’E, Jordan; holotype: ZFMK 66328]—Syrian synonyms: None.— Revisions: None.—Illustration: Hamidan et al. (2014: figs. 2-5).

Status in Syria. Recorded from Syria in original description by Hamidan et al. (2014: 227).—Syrian material: CMN, FSJF.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Yarmuk River; Lake Muzarib.—Distribution in River Basin: 3- Desert, 5-Barada & Awaj, 7-Al-Yarmouk.—General distribution: Middle East: northern Dead Sea basin, Jordan and Syria.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 438- Jordan River, 440-Arabian Interior.—Habitat: This species lives in slowly running rivers and streams, densely vegetated springs, and wetlands. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Syria: Unknown.—IUCN: NE (2023).—Threats: Unknown.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Low priority for conservation action.