taxonID	type	description	language	source
03EC87BDFFBB0A2480F4F9EAFDB0FF3E.taxon	distribution	General distribution and Habitat. Indian Ocean and adjacent freshwater habitats: South Africa north to Kenya, east to Malaysia, north to Nepal. Freshwater, brackish, marine. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Yemen in Wadis Hajr and Masila (Attaala & Salim Rubaia 2005; Freyhof et al. 2020).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFBB0A2480F4F9EAFDB0FF3E.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFBB0A2480F4F9EAFDB0FF3E.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Near Threatened (NT).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFBB0A2480F4F9EAFDB0FF3E.taxon	discussion	Remarks. It has been recognised as A. bengalensis labiata (East African populations) and A. bengalensis bengalensis (the Indian Ocean populations), (Heemstra et al. 2022: 83). Fricke et al. (2023) considered Anguilla labiata (Peters, 1852) as a distinct species.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFBA0A2480F4FEFBFEA2FC2A.taxon	distribution	General distribution and Habitat. Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles, Mayotte (France), Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues) east to China and New Britain (Papua New Guinea), south to northern Western Australia. Freshwater, brackish, marine. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Yemen along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden including Socotra archipelago (Attaala & Salim Rubaia 2005; Freyhof et al. 2020; Zajonz 2020).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFBA0A2480F4FEFBFEA2FC2A.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFBA0A2480F4FEFBFEA2FC2A.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Near Threatened (NT).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFBA0A2480F4FEFBFEA2FC2A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Sometimes split into two subpopulations and listed as the subspecies A. bicolor bicolor in Western Indian Ocean, from East Africa to western Indonesia, and as A. bicolor pacifica in the western Pacific, from Indonesia to China and New Guinea (Heemstra et al. 2022). Fricke et al. (2023) considered Anguilla pacifica Schmidt, 1928 as distinct species.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFBA0A2480F4FB5BFD98F996.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Red Sea; Indo-Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar, Mascarenes and Persian Gulf east to Hawaiian Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia) and Norfolk Island; eastern Pacific: southern California (U. S. A.) south to northern Peru, including Galapagos Islands (Ecuador); Mediterranean Sea immigrant. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia: coastal area of Jeddah; Oman: Wadi Hasik, Dhofar Governorate, and probably several other coastal area of the Arabian Peninsula.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFBA0A2480F4FB5BFD98F996.taxon	description	Economic importance. Commercially important.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFBA0A2480F4FB5BFD98F996.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Least Concern (LC).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFBA0A2780F4F8D3FD77FE86.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Khaibar and northern Hijaz, Saudi Arabia. Habitat: Freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia, in springs of Wadi Hadiya in the Khaibar region, and the Qusaiba’a Dam (locally known as Sadd Al-Bint) in Al-Thamad area of Khaibar (Hamidan & Al-Aoufi 2014; Hamidan & Shobrak 2019; Freyhof et al. 2020).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFBA0A2780F4F8D3FD77FE86.taxon	description	Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFBA0A2780F4F8D3FD77FE86.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Critically Endangered (CR).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB90A2780F4FE6BFD98FCFE.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Southern Red Sea and internal basins, southern Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Wadi Damad in southern Jizan (Saudi Arabia), and Wadi Kharid and Wadi Zabid (Yemen) (Borkenhagen 2014; Hamidan & Shobrak 2019; Freyhof et al. (2020).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB90A2780F4FE6BFD98FCFE.taxon	description	Economic importance. Commercially important.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB90A2780F4FE6BFD98FCFE.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Least Concern (LC).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB90A2780F4FCBBFD84FB2E.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Wadi Hadhramaut drainage, Yemen. Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Wadi Hadhramaut / Wadi al Masila system, Yemen (Borkenhagen 2014, 2017).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB90A2780F4FCBBFD84FB2E.taxon	description	Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB90A2780F4FCBBFD84FB2E.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Endangered (EN).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB90A2780F4FAE6FF12F95E.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Hijaz mountain range, Saudi Arabia. Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia: Khamis Mushyat, Wadi Turabah near At Ţaif, Wadi Adamah, Wadi Habayaba, and Wadi Buwah (Borkenhagen & Krupp 2013; Freyhof et al. 2020).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB90A2780F4FAE6FF12F95E.taxon	conservation	Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance. Conservation. Endangered (EN).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB90A2680F4F91BFD84FE86.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Wadi Hajr and upper Wadi Hadhramaut drainage, Yemen. Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Yemen: Wadi Ḩaḑramawt at Qasam, Wadi Idim / Wadi Ḩaḑramawt at Ghuraf, Wadi Ḩaḑramawt at Ghayl Umar, probably Wadi Marran in Wadi A ḩwar system, Wadi al Khun, Wadi al Masilah at al Hind, Wadi Idim at Ghayl ‘ Umar near Ar ḑ ar Raydah, Wadi Mara in Wadi Dawan system (Borkenhagen & Krupp 2013; Freyhof et al. 2020).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB90A2680F4F91BFD84FE86.taxon	description	Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB90A2680F4F91BFD84FE86.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Endangered (EN).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB80A2680F4FE6BFD98FC9A.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Western Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen: Wadi Ḩaḑramawt drainage; Saudi Arabia: Wadis Hediyah, Sulayma, Ain al-Hammah and Wadis near Jaddah, (Freyhof et al. 2020).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB80A2680F4FE6BFD98FC9A.taxon	description	Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB80A2680F4FE6BFD98FC9A.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Least Concern (LC).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB80A2680F4FC57FD98FACA.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Wadi ad-Dawasir drainage, Saudi Arabia. Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia: Wadis Ḩaḑramawt drainage, Turabah, Afrak, Shuqub, Buwah, Shumrukh, Noaman, and Habayaba (Hamidan & Shobrak 2019; Freyhof et al. 2020).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB80A2680F4FC57FD98FACA.taxon	description	Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB80A2680F4FC57FD98FACA.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Least Concern (LC).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB80A2680F4FAE7FF10F88A.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Middle East: Hajar Mountains (Oman and United Arab Emirates). Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman and United Arab Emirates: Hajar Mountains, Al Hajr Ibri; Al Dhahira Governorate, Al Amirat Muscat Goveronate, Al Wasit Al Bureimi Al Bureimi Governorate, Hoqain Al Rustaq Al Batinah Governorate, Nakhal Al Batinah South Governorate, Surur Samail Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Al Samdi Samail Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Sur Bridge Sur Al Sharqiya Governorate, Wadi Khabbah in Dima Wattayeen Al Sharqiya North Governorate, Wadi Fanja Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, and Wadi Bani Kharus Al Batinah South Governorate.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB80A2680F4FAE7FF10F88A.taxon	description	Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance. Conservation. Least Concern (LC).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB80A2980F4F81FFD98FDDE.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Middle East: both flanks of the northern Hajar Mountains (Oman and United Arab Emirates). Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman and United Arab Emirates. Both flanks of the northern Hajar Mountains, Wadi Ajran, Wadi Al-Juwayf, Wadi Faidh at Shinas, Wadi Qahfi, Al Hayyal and Khutwa (Freyhof et al. 2020; Esmaeili et al. 2022).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB80A2980F4F81FFD98FDDE.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB80A2980F4F81FFD98FDDE.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Least Concern (LC).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB70A2980F4FD9BFDFCFC0E.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Asir Mountains, Saudi Arabia. Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia: Asir Mountains including Wadis Turabah, Adama, Noval, Shumrukh, Abalah, Noaman, Abha, Buwah, Al-Arj, and Al-Bagarah (Lyon et al. 2016; Hamidan & Shobrak 2019; Freyhof et al. 2020).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB70A2980F4FD9BFDFCFC0E.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB70A2980F4FD9BFDFCFC0E.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Vulnerable (VU).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB70A2980F4FC2BFEDEF8C3.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Middle East: Dhofar Province (Oman). Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Sinkhole at Tawi Attair in the Jabal Qara (Jabal Samhan) mountains, Wadi Andhur, Wadi Hadhabram, and Wadi Laggashalyon (Sayyadzadeh et al. 2023).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB70A2980F4FC2BFEDEF8C3.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB70A2980F4FC2BFEDEF8C3.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Endangered (EN).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB70A2980F4FC2BFEDEF8C3.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Garra species from the Dhofar region in Oman were reviewed by Sayyadzadeh et al. (2023) based on integrated morphological and molecular (COI) data of newly collected fishes from the type localities of G. sindhae and G. smartae, and a new population from Wadi Laggashalyon. They found no diagnostic character to distinguish the two species and the Laggashalyon population as distinct taxa. In addition, the phylogenetic tree placed the sequenced Omani Garra fishes into nine groups with K 2 P sequence divergence of 0.8 % (G. smartae and G. smartae _ Laggasaylon); 1.2 % (G. smartae and G. sindhae), and 14.5 % (G. shamal and G. dunsirei) in their COI barcode region. A molecular species delimitation approach using PTP, also detected one entity for Garra species from the Dhofar region (G. dunsirei, G. sindhae and both populations of G. smartae), which is consistent with our morphological data. Therefore, based on absence of diagnostic characters, low genetic distance, and molecular species delimitation approach, Sayyadzadeh et al. (2023) treated G. sindhae and G. smartae as junior synonyms of G. dunsirei.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB70A2880F4F8EFFD84FDA6.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Middle East: Wadi Bani Khalid and falaj irrigation systems downstream (Oman endemic). Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Wadi Bani Khalid and falaj irrigation systems downstream, Falaj in Bani Bu Ali, Sur Bridg Sur Al Sharqiya Governorate and Wadi Bani Khalid.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB70A2880F4F8EFFD84FDA6.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Krupp distinguished G. b. gallagheri from G. b. barreimiae by presence of 8 dorsal-fin rays (vs. 7). It is likely that Krupp counted the posterior pair of fin rays based on one pterygophore as two rays, thus 8 rays as counted by Krupp (1988) can be treated as 7 ½ rays. Individuals of G. gallagheri from its type locality had 7 ½ branched dorsal-fin rays (see Kirchner et al. 2020).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB70A2880F4F8EFFD84FDA6.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB70A2880F4F8EFFD84FDA6.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Endangered (EN).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB60A2880F4FD53FB53FC62.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Middle East: Wadi Hadhramut drainage, Yemen. Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen: Wadi Hadhramut drainage.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB60A2880F4FD53FB53FC62.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance. Conservation. Endangered (EN).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB60A2880F4FC0FFD84FABE.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Middle East: southern Hajar Mountains (Oman endemic). Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Southern Hajar Mountains, Wadi Dhum, Wadi Falahi, Hoti Pit, Lizq, Ain Wadhah Bahla Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Hoota cave Al Hamra Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Tanuf Nizwa Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Wadi Andam Al Wusta Governorate, Saiq.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB60A2880F4FC0FFD84FABE.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB60A2880F4FC0FFD84FABE.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Endangered (EN).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB60A2880F4FA7BFD84F926.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Wadi Hadhramut drainage, Yemen. Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen: Widespread in the Wadi Hadhramut / Wadi Masila drainage.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB60A2880F4FA7BFD84F926.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB60A2880F4FA7BFD84F926.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Endangered (EN).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB60A2B80F4F8D3FD98FE4E.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Yemen and Saudi Arabia: Coastal streams of Gulf of Aden and Red Sea. Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen and Saudi Arabia: Wadis Bana, al-Khabir, Lahej, Tiban, Murlwani, Maur, and some others in Yemen, and Wadis Minsah, Daga, north of Jizan, Bani Sharfa, Gaanah, Alein Al-Harrah, Kudais, Al-Gassah, Al-Bagarah, and Haroub in Saudi Arabia.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB60A2B80F4F8D3FD98FE4E.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB60A2B80F4F8D3FD98FE4E.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Least Concern (LC).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB50A2B80F4FE6BFDFFFC46.taxon	distribution	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.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB50A2B80F4FE6BFDFFFC46.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB50A2B80F4FE6BFDFFFC46.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Vulnerable (VU).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB50A2B80F4FC73FD84FA92.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Middle East: Wadi Dayqah basin in north-eastern Oman. Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Wadi Dayqah basin north-eastern, Ibra Al Sharqiya Governorate, Qufaifa Al Sharqiya Governorate, Wadi Khabbah and Al Hajr Ibri Al Dhahira Governorate.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB50A2B80F4FC73FD84FA92.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB50A2B80F4FC73FD84FA92.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Endangered (EN).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB50A2B80F4FA5FFB74F8B6.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Western Arabia: Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Widespread in Western Arabia from Hajr in Yemen to the Khaibar region in Saudi Arabia.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB50A2B80F4FA5FFB74F8B6.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance. Conservation. Least Concern (LC).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB40A2A80F4FF02FEF5FCD3.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Widespread in Africa, Asia Minor and Middle East. Widely introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia: Al-Kharj south of Riyadh, and in Medina.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB40A2A80F4FF02FEF5FCD3.taxon	description	Economic importance. Commercially important. Reasons of introduction. Aquaculture.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB40A2A80F4FF02FEF5FCD3.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB40A2A80F4FF02FEF5FCD3.taxon	discussion	Remarks. It was introduced into Saudi Arabia in 1987 (Siddiqui et al. 1992). Its establishment needs confirmation.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB40A2A80F4FA17FD98F87F.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Indo-West Pacific: Comoros, Seychelles; Indonesia east to Micronesia and French Polynesia, north to Ibaraki Prefecture (Japan), south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: It was reported for the first time from one locality (Dhofar Governorate, Salalah, Wadi Hasik) located in the inland water body of Oman adjacent to the shore of the Arabian Sea (Esmaeili et al. 2022; Esmaeili et al. 2023).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB40A2A80F4FA17FD98F87F.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB40A2A80F4FA17FD98F87F.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Least Concern (LC).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB40A2A80F4FC72FAFCFACB.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Almost worldwide distribution due to release from aquaria. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia: Wadi Hanifah near Riyadh, Al-Kharj south of Riyadh, and in Al-Ahsa Oasis.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB40A2A80F4FC72FAFCFACB.taxon	description	Economic importance. Valuable for the aquarium trade.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB40A2A80F4FC72FAFCFACB.taxon	conservation	Reasons of introduction. Ornamental fish industry. Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB30A2D80F4FC0FFDE5FA5A.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden and Socotra (Yemen) to Persian Gulf. Habitat: brackish, marine. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman: Al Bahayes, Hasik, Mugsil, Taqa, and Wadi Shab.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB30A2D80F4FC0FFDE5FA5A.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance. It can be used in the aquarium industry as an ornamental fish.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB30A2D80F4FC0FFDE5FA5A.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Least Concern.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB30A2D80F4FF03FB02FCFE.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Indian Ocean: South Africa, East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east western Sumatra, southern Java and southern Bali (Indonesia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. Occurs in mangroves and shallow estuaries and enters freshwater (Larson 2022; Fricke et al. 2023). Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Janouf, Dhofar Governorate (Esmaeili et al. 2022). It probably occurs in mangroves and shallow estuaries and freshwaters in other area of the Arabian Peninsula.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB30A2D80F4FF03FB02FCFE.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB30A2D80F4FF03FB02FCFE.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Least Concern (LC).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB30A2D80F4FF03FB02FCFE.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Kottelat (2013: 394) used the combination Ophiocara ophicephalus recognizing as first reviser Günther (1861: 107) who gave precedence to ophicephalus over porocephala. Treated as O. porocephala by Larson et al. (2017) and by an overwhelming number of ichthyologists in recent and past literature. The taxonomy of this species has never been reviewed and it may represent more than one species (see Parenti 2021).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB30A2C80F4FA33FEE5FF12.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf and Seychelles east to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, north to Amami Islands (southern Japan), south to northern Australia. Eastern Mediterrranean Sea immigrant. Habitat: marine. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Sur (see Freyhof et al. 2020).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB30A2C80F4FA33FEE5FF12.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB30A2C80F4FA33FEE5FF12.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Near Threatened (NT).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB30A2C80F4FA33FEE5FF12.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The Blackthroat Goby is found in the estuaries and is occasionally accidently trapped in freshwaters.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB20A2C80F4FEDFFD98FD36.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius) east to Vietnam, Marshall Islands and New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Wadi Hasik, and probably in several other regions of the Arabian Peninsula.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB20A2C80F4FEDFFD98FD36.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB20A2C80F4FEDFFD98FD36.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Least Concern (LC).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB20A2C80F4FC9FFE7EFA22.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa); Oman. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Wadis Hasik and Shab.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB20A2C80F4FC9FFE7EFA22.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance. Conservation. Not Evaluated (NE).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB20A2C80F4FC9FFE7EFA22.taxon	discussion	Remarks: Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822) was described from the Ganges River, India and is distributed in southern Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Socotra, Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes, east to Society Islands, north to Philippines, south to Pilbara (Western Australia), Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia (Fricke et al. 2023). Based on uncertainty about the type locality of Glossogobius giuris and its widespread distribution, a comprehensive study has been suggested to define the taxonomical status of this taxon. Hammer et al. (2021) grouped the G. giuris complex in four lineages based on molecular studies: “ giuris A ” from Vietnam, Bangladesh and China; “ giuris B ” from South Africa and India; “ giuris C ” from India, Myanmar, Nepal, Bangladesh and Vietnam and “ giuris D ” from South Africa. The Oman populations of Glossogobius is placed in the “ giuris D ” group and it is now considered as G. tenuiformis (Al Jufaili et al. 2022). Found in estuaries and freshwater (Larson 2022).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB20A2F80F4F987FD93FF12.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Northwestern Indian Ocean: southern Yemen and Gulf of Oman east to Iran. Possibly introduced in Pakistan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Wadis Shab, Darsit, and several other Wadis adjacent to the coastal area of the Arabian Sea, Dhofar region, UAE, Yemen.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB20A2F80F4F987FD93FF12.taxon	conservation	Economic importance. No commercial importance. Conservation. Least Concern (LC).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB20A2F80F4F987FD93FF12.taxon	discussion	Remarks: Record of Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters, 1852) in Wadi Hatta watershed (UAE and Oman) is misidentification (Esmaeili et al. 2022).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB10A2F80F4FCBBFD98FAF6.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Nearly circumglobal in temperate and tropical seas and estuaries (including Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Sea of Japan); introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen: Costal area of the Wadi Hajr. Socotra archipelago (Zajonz 2020). Expected to occur in other coastal area of the Arabian Peninsula.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB10A2F80F4FCBBFD98FAF6.taxon	description	Economic importance. Commercially important.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB10A2F80F4FCBBFD98FAF6.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Least Concern (LC).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB10A2F80F4FEFBFF25FD0A.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Gulf of Oman: Muscat area, northern Oman. Habitat: brackish, marine. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Yeti (Yiti) mudflat / estuary at Yeti village.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB10A2F80F4FEFBFF25FD0A.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB10A2F80F4FEFBFF25FD0A.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Not Evaluated (NE).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB10A2F80F4FEFBFF25FD0A.taxon	discussion	Remarks: Boleophthalmus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1837, Periopthalmus waltoni (Koaumans, 1941) and Scartelaos tenuis (Day, 1876) have also been reported from the mud flats of Oman (Randall 1995, Al Jufaili et al. 2010).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB10A2F80F4FA5FFD98F926.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf and adjacent Euphrates and Tigris River drainages (Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia: Al-Ahsa Oasis (Freyhof et al. 2020).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB10A2F80F4FA5FFD98F926.taxon	description	Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB10A2F80F4FA5FFD98F926.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Least Concern (LC).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB10A2E80F4F8D3FD98FE4E.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Socotra, Seychelles, Madagascar, Rodrigues (Mascarenes) and Persian Gulf east to Tuamotu Archipelago and Marquesas Islands, north to southern Korea, south to New Caledonia, Aitutaki (Cook Islands) and Austral Islands; also adjacent estuaries and fresh water habitats of Africa, Asia, Australia and Oceania. Freshwater, transitional water and marine. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Wadi Hasik, Dhofar Governorate.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB10A2E80F4F8D3FD98FE4E.taxon	description	Economic importance. Commercially important.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB10A2E80F4F8D3FD98FE4E.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Least Concern (LC).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB00A2E80F4FDFFFD98FC62.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Indo-West Pacific: East and South Africa east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to Taiwan, south to Cairns (Queensland, Australia). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Al Bahayes, Muscat Governorate. It is a richly vegetated Wadi, adjusted to the Oman Sea coastal area.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB00A2E80F4FDFFFD98FC62.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB00A2E80F4FDFFFD98FC62.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Least Concern (LC).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB00A2E80F4FBE3FD34FA22.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Middle East and Africa. Introduced widely elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia: Wadis Haneefah and Al-Kharj, Lake Layla, Al-Ahsa Oasis, and probably several other Wadis.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB00A2E80F4FBE3FD34FA22.taxon	description	Economic importance. Locally commercially important. Reasons of introduction. Aquaculture / research.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB00A2E80F4FBE3FD34FA22.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB00A2E80F4F9CFFD34F81A.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Southeastern Africa; introduced widely elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Yemen: It is widely introduced.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB00A2E80F4F9CFFD34F81A.taxon	description	Economic importance. Commercially important. Reasons of introduction. Aquaculture / research.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFB00A2E80F4F9CFFD34F81A.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAF0A3180F4FCC2FE8DFACB.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Middle East: Shores of Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, and easternmost Mediterranean Sea basin; Socotra (northwestern Indian Ocean). Habitat: freshwater, brackish. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia and Yemen: It is widely distributed in the coastal area of Red Sea south to Gulf of Aden.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAF0A3180F4FCC2FE8DFACB.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance. It has potential to be used as aquarium fish.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAF0A3180F4FCC2FE8DFACB.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Least Concern (LC).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAF0A3180F4FCC2FE8DFACB.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Esmaeili et al. (2020) recognized Aphaniops as a distinct valid genus name for Aphanius dispar complex group.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAF0A3180F4FAE6FF23F853.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Middle East: Oman and eastern Yemen. Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Widely distributed in Wadis and Aflaj in Oman, and in eastern Yemen. See Freyhof et al. (2020), Esmaeili et al. (2022), and Zarei et al. (2023).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAF0A3180F4FAE6FF23F853.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance. It has potential to be used as aquarium fish.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAF0A3180F4FAE6FF23F853.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Least Concern (LC).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAF0A3180F4FAE6FF23F853.taxon	discussion	Remarks: Several populations of this tooth-carp were reported from Oman by Esmaeili et al. (2022), and Zarei et al. (2023). The synonymy of A. hormuzensis from southern Iran with A. kruppi was proposed by Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020). Howevere, the taxonomic distinctness of A. hormuzensis as a valid taxon was demonstrated by Teimori et al. (2022). According to Teimori et al. (2022) both Bayesian and Maximum likelihood phylogenetic analyses of COI sequences revealed that both A. hormuzensis and A. kruppi are monophyletic, with high support values.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAF0A3180F4FF4AFD34FD43.taxon	distribution	General distribution. North and East Africa. Widely introduced elsewhere, including Mississippi and Florida (U. S. A.), Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay, Argentina, Madagascar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, and southern Japan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, and Yemen: It is widely distributed and established in Wadis and Aflaj.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAF0A3180F4FF4AFD34FD43.taxon	description	Economic importance. Locally commercially important. Reasons of introduction. Aquaculture, research, and mosquito control.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAF0A3180F4FF4AFD34FD43.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAE0A3080F4FF4AFD98FDFB.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Middle East, South Asia: Oman and Persian Gulf east to Pakistan and Gujarat (India). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Widely distributed in the coastal area of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and UAE.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAE0A3080F4FF4AFD98FDFB.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance. It has potential to be used as aquarium fish.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAE0A3080F4FF4AFD98FDFB.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Least Concern (LC).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAE0A3080F4FD0AFD34FB67.taxon	distribution	General distribution. North America: Atlantic and Gulf Coast drainages, eastern U. S. A.; widely introduced elsewhere for mosquito control. Habitat: freshwater, brackish. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia: Al-Ahsa Oasis as well as the adjacent Al-Asfar Lake in the eastern province. Also, in Wadi Hanifah in Riyadh province, Al-Kharj and Layla Lake.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAE0A3080F4FD0AFD34FB67.taxon	description	Economic importance. No commercial importance. It can be used to control mosquito population. Reasons of introduction. Biological control of mosquito.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAE0A3080F4FD0AFD34FB67.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAE0A3080F4FB2EFD34F927.taxon	distribution	General distribution. North America: southeastern U. S. A. south to Tuxpan (Veracruz, Mexico); introduced widely elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia: Al-Ahsa Oasis as well as the adjacent Al-Asfar Lake, Wadi Hanifah in province, Al-Kharj and Layla Lake south of Riyadh, Al-Qatif Oasis and Anik drainage in eastern province. Bahrain: (Adhair Park). Oman: Al Bahayes and Al-Amarat (Al Amirat), Muscat Governorate.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAE0A3080F4FB2EFD34F927.taxon	description	Economic importance. Valuable for the aquarium trade. Reasons of introduction. Ornamental fish industry.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAE0A3080F4FB2EFD34F927.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAE0A3380F4F8D3FD34FE6A.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Northern South America: coastal drainages between the Orinoco delta (Venezuela) and the Essequibo River delta, Guyana, Venezuelan Islands, the Netherlands Antilles and Trinidad and Tobago; widely introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia: Wadi Hanifah in Riyadh province, Al-Kharj and Layla Lake south of Riyadh, and Al-Ahsa Oasis, Anik drainage in eastern province.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAE0A3380F4F8D3FD34FE6A.taxon	description	Economic importance. Valuable for the aquarium trade. Reasons of introduction. Ornamental fish industry.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAE0A3380F4F8D3FD34FE6A.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAD0A3380F4FE07FD34FC46.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Both slopes of southern North America and central America: Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. Introduced in Tobago, Society Islands and elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia: Al-Ahsa Oasis and adjacent Al Asfar Lake in eastern province, coastal wetlands in Salwa, north of Qatif and south of Jubail. UAE: Ruwayyah.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAD0A3380F4FE07FD34FC46.taxon	description	Economic importance. Valuable for the aquarium trade. Reasons of introduction. Ornamental fish industry.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAD0A3380F4FE07FD34FC46.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAD0A3380F4FC73FD34FA5A.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Southern North America and central America: Atlantic slope of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala; introduced widely elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia: Wadi Hanifah near Riyadh; Al- Kharj and Layla Lake south of Riyadh; Al-Ahsa Oasis in eastern province.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAD0A3380F4FC73FD34FA5A.taxon	description	Economic importance. Valuable for the aquarium trade. Reasons of introduction. Ornamental fish industry.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAD0A3380F4FC73FD34FA5A.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAD0A3280F4F9EBFB1DFB2E.taxon	distribution	General distribution. Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Socotra, Madagascar, western Mascarenes (now extinct in Réunion) and Persian Gulf east to Palau, Samoa and Tonga, north to southern Korea and central Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia); Mediterranean Sea (immigrant through Suez Canal). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Coastal area of the Arabian Peninsula in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman. Oman: Al Bahayes and Wadi Al Athaiba, Muscat Governorate, and Mugsail and Raysut, Dhofar Governorate.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAD0A3280F4F9EBFB1DFB2E.taxon	description	Economic importance. Commercially important.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAD0A3280F4F9EBFB1DFB2E.taxon	conservation	Conservation. Least Concern (LC).	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
03EC87BDFFAD0A3280F4F9EBFB1DFB2E.taxon	discussion	Based on the updated checklist, for the first time, we report and confirm the presence of Favonigobius reichei (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae). Recently, other species viz. Chanos chanos (Gonorynchiformes: Chanidae), Eleotris acanthopomus (Gobiiformes: Eleotridae), Ambassis gymnocephalus (Cichliformes: Ambassidae), and Planiliza macrolepis (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) in inland waters of Oman. The most diverse order is Cypriniformes (19 species, 39.6 %), followed by Cyprinodontiformes and Gobiiformes (eight species, 16.7 % each), Cichliformes (four species, 8.33 %), Mugiliformes (three species, 6.25 %), Anguilliformes and Siluriformes (two species, 4.17 % each), and Centrarchiformes and Gonorynchiformes (one species, 4.17 % each). The fish fauna includes 38 (72.2 %) native and 10 (20.8 %) exotic / alien species. Out of 38 native species, 21 species (52.26 %) are endemic fishes that are restricted to the Arabian Peninsula territory only. Saudi Arabia and Oman with 23 species (47.9 % each) rank first in fish diversity (both native and exotic), followed by Yemen (15 species, 31.25 %), UAE (seven species, 14.58 %), Bahrain (two species, 4.17 %), and Qatar and Kuwait (one species, 2.1 % each). Of 21 endemic species of the Arabian Peninsula, six, six, and four species are restricted to the territories of Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen respectively. No endemic fish have been reported from Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. The Arabian Peninsula has experienced introductions of non-native fishes (exotic / alien). Currently, there are 10 alien species introduced intentionally or accidentally that comprise 20.8 % of all inland fish fauna (Table 1). These include the catfishes Clarias gariepinus, and Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus x Pterygoplichthys pardalis, the poeciliids Gambusia holbrooki, Poecilia latipinna, P. reticulata, P. sphenops, and Xiphophorus maculatus, and the cichlids Oreochromis aureus, O. mossambicus, and O. niloticus. Some species including G. holbrooki, P. latipinna, and O. niloticus have established breeding populations in the Arabian Peninsula and have become invasive. Out of 10 recorded exotic fishes, Saudi Arabia comprises 10 (100 %), UAE three (30 %), Oman two (20 %), and Bahrain one (10 %) species. There are reports of several other exotic fishes that are most common “ global invaders ” such as the cyprinids Carassius auratus, Cyprinus carpio, and Pseudorasbora parva, the cichlids Coptodon zillii, and Oreochromis spilurus (Freyhof et al. 2015). The establishment of these alien species should be confirmed. The inland ichthyofauna comprises one Critically Endangered (CR), nine Endangered (EN), two Vulnerable (VU), three Near Threatened (NT), 27 Least Concern (LC), and two Not Evaluated (NE) species.	en	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Hamidan, Neshat (2023): Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist. Zootaxa 5330 (2): 201-226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
