Garra orontesi Bayçelebi, Kaya, Turan & Freyhof, 2021

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Sungur, Sevil, Fricke, Ronald & Seçer, Burak, 2023, Freshwater lampreys and fishes of Türkiye; an annotated checklist, 2023, Turkish Journal of Zoology 47 (6), pp. 324-468 : 359

Garra orontesi Bayçelebi, Kaya, Turan & Freyhof, 2021 [N] ― Orontes garra/Vantuzlu balık

Taxonomy. Original description: Garra orontesi Bayçelebi, Kaya, Turan & Freyhof, 2021: 171 , figs. 1-5 [Stream Karasu below Tahtaköprü dam, Gaziantep Province, Türkiye, 36.8520°N, 36.6861°E; holotype: FFR 4034]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: Bayçelebi et al. (2021: figs. 1-5).

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Bayçelebi et al. (2021a). ― Turkish material: FFR.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Orontes River drainage. ― Distribution in river basins: 19-Asi. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: Orontes River drainage, eastern Mediterranean Sea basin, Türkiye and Syria (and possibly Lebanon). ― Distribution in ecoregions: 437-Orontes. ― 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 Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: NE (2023). ― Threats: Unknown. ― Low sensitivity to human activities. ― No keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― Low priority for conservation action.

Garra rezai Mousavi-Sabet, Eagderi, Saemi-Komsari, Kaya & Freyhof, 2022 [N] ― Garra /Vantuzlu balık Taxonomy. Original description: Garra rezai Mousavi-Sabet, Eagderi, Saemi-Komsari, Kaya & Freyhof, 2022: 423 , figs. 2-9 [Stream Bouein-Sofla near Bahia, Kurdistan Province, Iran, 35.9378°N, 45.9363°E; holotype: GUIC 7979 ]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None .

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Mousavi-Sabet et al. (2022). ― Turkish material: None.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Yanarsu, Tigris rivers drainages. ― Distribution in river basins: 21-Fırat-Dicle. ― General distribution: Middle East: upper Tigris River drainage, Iran and Türkiye and possibly Iraq. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 441-Lower Tigris and Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris and Euphrates. ― Habitat: This species inhabits a very wide range of flowing water habitats, from fast-flowing headwaters to moderately flowing ones. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: NE (2023). ― Threats: Unknown. ― Moderate sensitivity to human activities. ― Not considered a keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― Moderate priority for conservation action.