identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
03EC87BDFFBB0A2480F4F9EAFDB0FF3E.text	03EC87BDFFBB0A2480F4F9EAFDB0FF3E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Anguilla bengalensis (Gray 1831)	<div><p>1.  Anguilla bengalensis (Gray, 1831) ―Mottled Eel/ African or Indian Mottled Eel― Native</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Muraena bengalensis Gray, 1831:no page number, Pl. 95 (fig. 5) [India; No types known]. Synonyms:  Anguilla arracana McClelland, 1844;  Anguilla brevirostris McClelland, 1844;  Anguilla elphinstonei Sykes, 1839;  Anguilla variegata McClelland, 1844 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First report from the Arabian Peninsula by Attaala &amp; Salim Rubaia (2005); confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020:113), and Heemstra et al. (2022:84).</p><p>General distribution and Habitat. Indian Ocean and adjacent freshwater habitats: South Africa north to Kenya, east to Malaysia, north to Nepal. Freshwater, brackish, marine.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Yemen in Wadis Hajr and Masila (Attaala &amp; Salim Rubaia 2005; Freyhof et al. 2020).</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Near Threatened (NT).</p><p>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.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFBB0A2480F4F9EAFDB0FF3E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFBA0A2480F4FEFBFEA2FC2A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Anguilla bicolor McClelland 1844	<div><p>2.  Anguilla bicolor McClelland, 1844 ―Shortfin Eel― Native</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Anguilla bicolor McClelland, 1844:178, 202, 209, Pl. 6 (fig. 1) [Sandoway, Malay coast, India; Syntypes: SMF 776 (1)]. Synonyms:  Anguilla amblodon Günther, 1867;  Anguilla bleekeri Kaup, 1856;  Anguilla cantori Kaup, 1856;  Anguilla dussumieri Kaup 1856;  Anguilla foochowensis Chu &amp; Jin, 1984;  Muraena halmaherensis Bleeker, 1863;  Muraena macrocephala Rapp, 1849;  Anguilla malabarica Kaup, 1856;  Anguilla malgumora Kaup, 1856;  Anguilla moa Bleeker, 1849;  Anguilla mowa Bleeker, 1852;  Anguilla sidat Bleeker, 1852;  Anguilla spengeli Weber, 1912 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First report from the Arabian Peninsula by Attaala &amp; Salim Rubaia (2005); confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020:113).</p><p>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.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Yemen along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden including Socotra archipelago (Attaala &amp; Salim Rubaia 2005; Freyhof et al. 2020; Zajonz 2020).</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Near Threatened (NT).</p><p>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.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFBA0A2480F4FEFBFEA2FC2A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFBA0A2480F4FB5BFD98F996.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Chanos chanos (Forsskal 1775)	<div><p>3.  Chanos chanos (Forsskål, 1775) ―Milkfish― Native</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Mugil chanos Fabricius,1775:74, xiv [  Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,  Red Sea (not Mediterranean Sea); Holotype: ZMUC P17154 (dry skin) ]. Synonyms:  Chanos arabicus Lacepède, 1803 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Saudi Arabia in original description by Forsskål (1775), subsequently reported from Oman by Esmaeili et al. (2022).</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Economic importance. Commercially important.</p><p>Conservation. Least Concern (LC).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFBA0A2480F4FB5BFD98F996	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFBA0A2780F4F8D3FD77FE86.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Acanthobrama hadiyahensis Coad, Alkahem & Behnke 1983	<div><p>4.  Acanthobrama hadiyahensis Coad, Alkahem &amp; Behnke, 1983 ―Arabian Bream― Endemic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Acanthobrama hadiyahensis Coad, Alkahem &amp; Behnke, 1983:1, fig. 1 [ Wadi Hadiyah, near Hadiyah, Saudi Arabia, about 25°33’N, 38°44’E; Holotype: NMC 82-0110A]. Synonyms: None</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from the Arabian Peninsula in original description by Coad et al. (1983); by confirmed by Hamidan &amp; Aloufi (2014), Hamidan &amp; Shobrak (2019), and Freyhof et al. (2020).</p><p>General distribution. Khaibar and northern Hijaz, Saudi Arabia. Habitat: Freshwater.</p><p>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 &amp; Al-Aoufi 2014; Hamidan &amp; Shobrak 2019; Freyhof et al. 2020).</p><p>Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Critically Endangered (CR).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFBA0A2780F4F8D3FD77FE86	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB90A2780F4FE6BFD98FCFE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Arabibarbus arabicus (Trewavas 1941)	<div><p>5.  Arabibarbus arabicus (Trewavas, 1941) ―Arabian Shabout― Endemic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Barbus arabicus Trewavas, 1941:14 [  Wadi Kharid, 20 miles northeast of  San’a, Yemen; Holotype (unique): BMNH 1940.2.15.1]. Synonyms: None  .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Yemen in original description by Trewavas (1941); reported by Borkenhagen (2014), and Hamidan &amp; Shobrak (2019) from Saudi Arabia; confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020).</p><p>General distribution. Southern Red Sea and internal basins, southern Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Habitat: freshwater.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Wadi Damad in southern Jizan (Saudi Arabia), and Wadi Kharid and Wadi Zabid (Yemen) (Borkenhagen 2014; Hamidan &amp; Shobrak 2019; Freyhof et al. (2020).</p><p>Economic importance. Commercially important.</p><p>Conservation. Least Concern (LC).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB90A2780F4FE6BFD98FCFE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB90A2780F4FCBBFD84FB2E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Arabibarbus hadhrami Borkenhagen 2014	<div><p>6.  Arabibarbus hadhrami Borkenhagen, 2014 ―Hadhramaut Shabout― Endemic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Arabibarbus hadhrami Borkenhagen, 2014:1183, figs. 1-4 [<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=48.449444&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=15.143333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 48.449444/lat 15.143333)">Wādī Mara</a>, tributary to <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=48.449444&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=15.143333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 48.449444/lat 15.143333)">Daw‘an</a>, Wadi Hadhramaut /Wadi al <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=48.449444&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=15.143333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 48.449444/lat 15.143333)">Masila</a> system, Yemen, 15°08′36″N, 48°26′58″E; Holotype: SMF 34837]. Synonyms: None  .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Yemen in original description by Borkenhagen (2014:1183); confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020).</p><p>General distribution. Wadi Hadhramaut drainage, Yemen. Habitat: freshwater.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Wadi Hadhramaut /Wadi al Masila system, Yemen (Borkenhagen 2014, 2017).</p><p>Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Endangered (EN).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB90A2780F4FCBBFD84FB2E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB90A2780F4FAE6FF12F95E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Carasobarbus apoensis (Banister & Clarke 1977)	<div><p>7.  Carasobarbus apoensis (Banister &amp; Clarke, 1977) ―Arabian Himri― Endemic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Barbus apoensis Banister &amp; Clarke, 1977:113, fig. 1 [ Permanent stream near Khamis Mushyat, 18°17’N, 42°34’E, Saudi Arabia; Holotype: BMNH 1976.4.7.166]. Synonyms: None .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Saudi Arabia in original description by Banister &amp; Clarke (1977); confirmed by Borkenhagen &amp; Krupp (2013) and Freyhof et al. (2020).</p><p>General distribution. Hijaz mountain range, Saudi Arabia. Habitat: freshwater.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia: Khamis Mushyat, Wadi Turabah near At Ţaif, Wadi Adamah, Wadi Habayaba, and Wadi Buwah (Borkenhagen &amp; Krupp 2013; Freyhof et al. 2020).</p><p>Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance. Conservation. Endangered (EN).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB90A2780F4FAE6FF12F95E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB90A2680F4F91BFD84FE86.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Carasobarbus exulatus (Banister & Clarke 1977)	<div><p>8.  Carasobarbus exulatus (Banister &amp; Clarke, 1977) ―Hadhramaut Himri― Endemic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Barbus exulatus Banister &amp; Clarke, 1977:116, fig. 5; Pl. 1 [  Qasam, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=49.066666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=16.166666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 49.066666/lat 16.166666)">Wadi Hadhramaut</a>, 16°10’N, 49°04’E, southern Yemen; Holotype: BMNH 1976.4.7.299]. Synonyms: None  .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Yemen in original description by Banister &amp; Clarke (1977); confirmed by Alkahem &amp; Behnke (1983); Krupp (1983); Krupp (1985); Borkenhagen &amp; Krupp (2013), and Freyhof et al. (2020).</p><p>General distribution. Wadi Hajr and upper Wadi Hadhramaut drainage, Yemen. Habitat: freshwater.</p><p>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 Aḩwar system, Wadi al Khun, Wadi al Masilah at al Hind, Wadi Idim at Ghayl ‘Umar near Arḑ ar Raydah, Wadi Mara in Wadi Dawan system (Borkenhagen &amp; Krupp 2013; Freyhof et al. 2020).</p><p>Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Endangered (EN).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB90A2680F4F91BFD84FE86	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB80A2680F4FE6BFD98FC9A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cyprinion acinaces Banister & Clarke 1977	<div><p>9.  Cyprinion acinaces Banister &amp; Clarke, 1977 ―Arabian Lotak― Endemic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Cyprinion acinaces Banister &amp; Clarke, 1977:123, fig. 13; Pls. 2, 5, 6 [  Qasam area,  Wadi Hadramut, southern Yemen; Holotype: BMNH 1976.4.7.1 ]. Synonyms:  Cyprinion acinaces hijazi Krupp, 1983 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Yemen in original description by Banister &amp; Clarke (1977); confirmed by Alkahem &amp; Behnke (1983); Krupp (1983); Krupp (1985); Borkenhagen &amp; Krupp (2013), Hamidan &amp; Shobrak (2019), and Freyhof et al. (2020).</p><p>General distribution. Western Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Habitat: freshwater.</p><p>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).</p><p>Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Least Concern (LC).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB80A2680F4FE6BFD98FC9A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB80A2680F4FC57FD98FACA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cyprinion mhalense Alkahem & Behnke 1983	<div><p>10.  Cyprinion mhalense Alkahem &amp; Behnke, 1983 ―Dawasir Lotak― Endemic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Cyprinion mhalensis Alkahem &amp; Behnke, 1983:556, fig. 6a [  Permanent stream in  Wadi (Valley)  Almhaleh, southeast Abha City, Saudi Arabia; Holotype: CSU coll. Arabia fishes No. 1]. Synonyms: None</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Yemen in original description by Alkahem &amp; Behnke (1983); confirmed by Krupp (1983), and Freyhof et al. (2020).</p><p>General distribution. Wadi ad-Dawasir drainage, Saudi Arabia. Habitat: freshwater.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia: Wadis Ḩaḑramawt drainage, Turabah, Afrak, Shuqub, Buwah, Shumrukh, Noaman, and Habayaba (Hamidan &amp; Shobrak 2019; Freyhof et al. 2020).</p><p>Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Least Concern (LC).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB80A2680F4FC57FD98FACA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB80A2680F4FAE7FF10F88A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cyprinion muscatense (Boulenger 1888)	<div><p>11.  Cyprinion muscatense (Boulenger, 1888) ―Muscat Cyprinion, Hajar Lotak― Endemic</p><p>Taxonomy: Original description:  Scaphiodon muscatensis Boulenger, 1888:665 [ Muscat, Oman, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean; Syntypes: BMNH 1885.11.7.35-40 (6), 1887.11.11.289-291 (3)]. Synonyms: None .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Oman in original description by Boulenger (1888); confirmed by Krupp (1983), Freyhof et al. (2020) and Esmaeili et al. (2022) from Oman and UAE, respectively.</p><p>General distribution. Middle East: Hajar Mountains (Oman and United Arab Emirates). Habitat: freshwater.</p><p>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.</p><p>Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance. Conservation. Least Concern (LC).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB80A2680F4FAE7FF10F88A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB80A2980F4F81FFD98FDDE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Garra barreimiae Fowler & Steinitz 1956	<div><p>12.  Garra barreimiae Fowler &amp; Steinitz, 1956 ―Orange ear Garra, Buraimi Garra― Endemic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Garra barreimiae Fowler &amp; Steinitz, 1956:262, figs. 1-4 [ Buraimi, Oman; Holotype: ANSP 72129 (missing)] . Synonyms:  Garra barreimiae shawkahensis Banister &amp; Clarke, 1977 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Oman in original description by Fowler &amp; Steinitz (1956); confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020), Esmaeili et al. (2022), and Sayyadzadeh et al. (2023), respectively.</p><p>General distribution. Middle East: both flanks of the northern Hajar Mountains (Oman and United Arab Emirates). Habitat: freshwater.</p><p>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).</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Least Concern (LC).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB80A2980F4F81FFD98FDDE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB70A2980F4FD9BFDFCFC0E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Garra buettikeri Krupp 1983	<div><p>13.  Garra buettikeri Krupp, 1983 ― Asir Garra― Endemic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Garra buettikeri Krupp, 1983:595, fig. 21  [Wadi Turabah, Saudi Arabia, 20°29’N, 41°12’E, elevation 1470 meters; Holotype: NMBA 5552]. Synonyms: None .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Saudi Arabia in original description by Krupp (1983); confirmed by Hamidan &amp; Shobrak (2019), and Freyhof et al. (2020).</p><p>General distribution. Asir Mountains, Saudi Arabia. Habitat: freshwater.</p><p>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 &amp; Shobrak 2019; Freyhof et al. 2020).</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Vulnerable (VU).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB70A2980F4FD9BFDFCFC0E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB70A2980F4FC2BFEDEF8C3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Garra dunsirei Banister 1987	<div><p>14.  Garra dunsirei Banister, 1987 ―Tawi Atair Garra ―Endemic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Garra dunsirei Banister, 1987:59, figs. 1, 2a, 3-5   [from a Sinkhole, Tawi Atair [or Attair], 17°06’N, 54°34’E, in the <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=54.566666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=17.1" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 54.566666/lat 17.1)">Jabal Qara</a> (Jabal Samhan) mountains, Dhofar, Oman; Holotype: BMNH 1984.3.6.571]  . Synonyms:  Garra smartae Krupp &amp; Budd, 2009;  Garra sindhae Lyon, Geiger &amp; Freyhof, 2016 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Oman in original description by Banister (1987); confirmed by Lyon et al. (2016); Freyhof et al. (2020), Esmaeili et al. (2022) and Sayyadzadeh et al. (2023).</p><p>General distribution. Middle East: Dhofar Province (Oman). Habitat: freshwater.</p><p>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).</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Endangered (EN).</p><p>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 K2P 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 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB70A2980F4FC2BFEDEF8C3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB70A2880F4F8EFFD84FDA6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Garra gallagheri Krupp 1988	<div><p>15.  Garra gallagheri Krupp, 1988 ―Black Garra― Endemic</p><p>Taxonomy. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=59.083332&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.666666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 59.083332/lat 22.666666)">Original</a> description:  Garra barreimiae gallagheri Krupp (1988):402, fig. 1  [Wadi Bani Khalid north of Muqal, 22°40’N, 59°05’E, Oman; Holotype: SMF 17262]. Synonyms: None .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Oman in original description by Krupp (1988); confirmed by Lyon et al. (2016); Freyhof et al. (2020), Kirchner et al. (2020), Esmaeili et al. (2022), and Sayyadzadeh et al. (2023).</p><p>General distribution. Middle East: Wadi Bani Khalid and falaj irrigation systems downstream (Oman endemic). Habitat: freshwater.</p><p>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.</p><p>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 7½ rays. Individuals of  G. gallagheri from its type locality had 7½ branched dorsal-fin rays (see Kirchner et al. 2020).</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Endangered (EN).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB70A2880F4F8EFFD84FDA6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB60A2880F4FD53FB53FC62.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Garra lautior Banister 1987	<div><p>16.  Garra lautior Banister, 1987 ― Smooth Hadhramut Garra― Endemic</p><p>Taxonomy.  Original description:  Garra lautior Banister, 1987:65, figs. 2b, 6, 7 right, 8-9, 11-12  [Qasam area, Wadi Hadhramut, Yemen; Holotype: BMNH 1976.4.7.398] Synonyms: None .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Yemen in original description by Banister (1987); confirmed by Lyon et al. (2016), and Freyhof et al. (2020).</p><p>General distribution. Middle East: Wadi Hadhramut drainage, Yemen. Habitat: freshwater.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen: Wadi Hadhramut drainage.</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance. Conservation. Endangered (EN).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB60A2880F4FD53FB53FC62	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB60A2880F4FC0FFD84FABE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Garra longipinnis Banister & Clarke 1977	<div><p>17.  Garra longipinnis Banister &amp; Clarke, 1977 ―Jabal Akhdar Garra― Endemic</p><p>Taxonomy. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.466667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=23.033333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.466667/lat 23.033333)">Original</a> description:  Garra longipinnis Banister &amp; Clarke, 1977:137, fig. 23  [Saiq, Jabal al Akhdar, 23°02’N, 57°28’E, Oman; Holotype: BMNH 1968.10.11.1]. Synonyms: None .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Oman in original description by Banister &amp; Clarke (1977); confirmed by Lyon et al. (2016), Pichler et al. (2018), Freyhof et al. (2020), Kirchner et al. (2020), Esmaeili et al. (2022), and Sayyadzadeh et al. (2023).</p><p>General distribution. Middle East: southern Hajar Mountains (Oman endemic). Habitat: freshwater.</p><p>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.</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Endangered (EN).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB60A2880F4FC0FFD84FABE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB60A2880F4FA7BFD84F926.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Garra mamshuqa Krupp 1983	<div><p>18.  Garra mamshuqa Krupp, 1983 ― Hadhramut Garra― Endemic</p><p>Taxonomy. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=49.066666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=16.166666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 49.066666/lat 16.166666)">Original</a> description:  Garra mamshuqa Krupp, 1983:599, figs. 25-27, 29  [Wadi Hadhramut, Qasam area, Yemen, about 16°10’N, 49°04’E; Holotype: BMNH 1976.4.7.380]. Synonyms: None .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Yemen in original description by Krupp (1983); confirmed by Krupp &amp; Budd (2009), Lyon et al. (2016), and Freyhof et al. (2020).</p><p>General distribution. Wadi Hadhramut drainage, Yemen. Habitat: freshwater.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen: Widespread in the Wadi Hadhramut/Wadi Masila drainage.</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Endangered (EN).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB60A2880F4FA7BFD84F926	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB60A2B80F4F8D3FD98FE4E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Garra sahilia Krupp 1983	<div><p>19.  Garra sahilia Krupp, 1983 ― Coastal Garra― Endemic</p><p>Taxonomy. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=43.15&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=13.433333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 43.15/lat 13.433333)">Original</a> description:  Garra sahilia Krupp, 1983:601, fig. 32, 36  [Wadi Bana, Yemen, 13°26’N, 43°09’E; Holotype: BMNH 1976.4.7.419]. Synonyms: None .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Yemen in original description by Krupp (1983); confirmed by Lyon et al. (2016), Hamidan &amp; Shobrak (2019), and Freyhof et al. (2020) from Yemen and Saudi Arabia, respectively.</p><p>General distribution. Yemen and Saudi Arabia: Coastal streams of Gulf of Aden and Red Sea. Habitat: freshwater.</p><p>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.</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Least Concern (LC).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB60A2B80F4F8D3FD98FE4E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB50A2B80F4FE6BFDFFFC46.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Garra shamal Kirchner, Kruckenhauser, Pichler, Borkenhagen & Freyhof 2020	<div><p>20.  Garra shamal Kirchner, Kruckenhauser, Pichler, Borkenhagen &amp; Freyhof, 2020 ―Muscat Garra, Shamal Garra― Endemic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Garra shamal Kirchner, Kruckenhauser, Pichler, Borkenhagen &amp; Freyhof, 2020:533, figs. 8-11  [Wadi Sahtan, Oman, 23.384°N, 57.306°E; Holotype: NMW-100004]. Synonyms: None .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Oman in original description by Kirchner et al. (2020); confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020), Esmaeili et al. 2022), and Sayyadzadeh et al. (2023).</p><p>General distribution. Middle East: northern Hajar Mountains (Oman endemic). Habitat: freshwater.</p><p>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.</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Vulnerable (VU).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB50A2B80F4FE6BFDFFFC46	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB50A2B80F4FC73FD84FA92.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Garra sharq Kirchner, Kruckenhauser, Pichler, Borkenhagen & Freyhof 2020	<div><p>21.  Garra sharq Kirchner, Kruckenhauser, Pichler, Borkenhagen &amp; Freyhof, 2020 ―Dayqah Garra, Sharq Garra― Endemic</p><p>Taxonomy: Original description:  Garra sharq Kirchner, Kruckenhauser, Pichler, Borkenhagen &amp; Freyhof, 2020:538, figs. 13-16  [Qifayfah, Oman, 22.915°N, 58.425°E; Holotype: NMW-100002]. Synonyms: None .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Oman in original description by Kirchner, Kruckenhauser, Pichler, Borkenhagen &amp; Freyhof (2020); confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020), Esmaeili et al. 2022), and Sayyadzadeh et al. (2023).</p><p>General distribution. Middle East: Wadi Dayqah basin in north-eastern Oman. Habitat: freshwater.</p><p>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.</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Endangered (EN).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB50A2B80F4FC73FD84FA92	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB50A2B80F4FA5FFB74F8B6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Garra tibanica Trewavas 1941	<div><p>22.  Garra tibanica Trewavas, 1941 ― Hijaz Garra― Endemic</p><p>Taxonomy: Original description:  Garra tibanica Trewavas, 1941:8, fig. A [ Pool at Usaifira, 1 mile north of Ta’izz, 13°35’N, 44°02’E, Yemen, elevation 4500 feet; Lectotype: BMNH 1940.2.15.2]. Synonyms:―  Garra tibanica yemenica Balletto &amp; Spanò, 1977;  Garra tibanica scorteccii Balletto &amp; Spanò, 1977;  Garra tibanica nakalani Balletto &amp; Spanò, 1977;  Garra tibanica multaka Balletto &amp; Spanò 1977;  Garra tibanica kasaba Balletto &amp; Spanò, 1977;  Garra tibanica elbahrica Balletto &amp; Spanò, 1977;  Garra tibanica dhamarica Balletto &amp; Spanò, 1977;  Garra brittoni Trewavas,1941 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Yemen in original description by Trewavas (1941); confirmed by Banister &amp; Clarke (1977), Alkahem &amp; Behnke (1983), Krupp (1983), Hamidan et al. (2014), Lyon et al. (2016), Hamidan &amp; Shobrak (2019), and Freyhof et al. (2020).</p><p>General distribution. Western Arabia: Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Habitat: freshwater.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Widespread in Western Arabia from Hajr in Yemen to the Khaibar region in Saudi Arabia.</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance. Conservation. Least Concern (LC).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB50A2B80F4FA5FFB74F8B6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB40A2A80F4FF02FEF5FCD3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822)	<div><p>23.  Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) ―Sharptooth Catfish― Exotic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Silurus (Heterobranchus) gariepinus Burchell, 1822:425, fig. on p. 445 [<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=24.074722&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.702778" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 24.074722/lat -28.702778)">Vaal River</a>, at Smidtsdrift, above confluence with <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=24.074722&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.702778" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 24.074722/lat -28.702778)">Riet River</a>, Cape Province, South Africa (28°42’10”S, 24°04’29”E); Neotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 520]  . Synonyms:  Clarias capensis Valenciennes, 1840;  Macropteronotus charmuth Lacepède, 1803;  Clarias depressus Myers, 1925;  Clarias guentheri Pfeffer, 1896;  Clarias longiceps Boulenger, 1899 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Saudi Arabia (by Siddiqui et al. (1992), and confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020).</p><p>General distribution. Widespread in Africa, Asia Minor and Middle East. Widely introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia: Al-Kharj south of Riyadh, and in Medina.</p><p>Economic importance. Commercially important.</p><p>Reasons of introduction. Aquaculture.</p><p>Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).</p><p>Remarks. It was introduced into Saudi Arabia in 1987 (Siddiqui et al. 1992). Its establishment needs confirmation.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB40A2A80F4FF02FEF5FCD3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB40A2A80F4FA17FD98F87F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Eleotris acanthopomus Bleeker 1853	<div><p>25.  Eleotris acanthopomus Bleeker, 1853 ―Spine-cheek Gudgeon― Native</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Eleotris acanthopomus Bleeker, 1853:275 [ from Western Sumatra, Indonesia; Holotype (unique): RMNH 25934] . Synonyms:  Eleotris acanthopoma hainanensis Wu, 1991;  Eleotris hainanensis Chen, 1933);  Eleotris wanquanicus Prokofiev, 2012;  Eleotris acanthopoma hainanensis Wu, 1991 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First record from Oman by Esmaeili et al. (2022); confirmed by Esmaeili et al. (2023).</p><p>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.</p><p>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).</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Least Concern (LC).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB40A2A80F4FA17FD98F87F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB40A2A80F4FC72FAFCFACB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus x pardalis (Weber 1991)	<div><p>24.  Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus x Pterygoplichthys pardalis ― Hybrid Sailfin Catfish― Exotic</p><p>Taxonomy. It is a hybrid of  Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (Weber, 1991), and  Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Castelnau, 1855) . One hypothesis posits that these intermediate forms represent hybrids, alternatively, it has been suggested that  P. disjunctivus and  P. pardalis are synonymous (see Orfinger &amp; Goodding 2018).</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Saudi Arabia (Freyhof et al. 2020).</p><p>General distribution. Almost worldwide distribution due to release from aquaria.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia: Wadi Hanifah near Riyadh, Al-Kharj south of Riyadh, and in Al-Ahsa Oasis.</p><p>Economic importance. Valuable for the aquarium trade.</p><p>Reasons of introduction. Ornamental fish industry. Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB40A2A80F4FC72FAFCFACB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB30A2D80F4FC0FFDE5FA5A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cryptocentroides arabicus (Gmelin 1789)	<div><p>27.  Cryptocentroides arabicus (Gmelin, 1789) ―Arabian Goby ―Native</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Gobius arabicus Gmelin,1789:1198 [  Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,  Red Sea; No types known ]. Synonyms:  Gobius djiddensis Bonnaterre, 1788;  Gobius arabicus Gmelin, 1789;  Gobius anguillaris Forsskål, 1775 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Saudi Arabia in original description by Gmelin (1789); confirmed by Jawad et al. (2021), and Esmaeili et al. (2022) from Oman.</p><p>General distribution. Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden and Socotra (Yemen) to Persian Gulf. Habitat: brackish, marine.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman: Al Bahayes, Hasik, Mugsil, Taqa, and Wadi Shab.</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance. It can be used in the aquarium industry as an ornamental fish.</p><p>Conservation. Least Concern.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB30A2D80F4FC0FFDE5FA5A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB30A2D80F4FF03FB02FCFE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes 1837)	<div><p>26.  Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes, 1837) ―Spangled Gudgeon, Northern Mud Gudgeon― Native</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Eleotris porocephala Valenciennes, 1837:237 [ Seychelles. Lectotype: MNHN 2020-0477 [ex MNHN IC-A-1573]] . Synonyms:  Eleotris porocephala Valenciennes, 1837;  Eleotris ophicephalus Valenciennes, 1837;  Eleotris madagascariensis Valenciennes, 1837;  Eleotris viridis Bleeker, 1849;  Eleotris kuak Montrouzier, 1857 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First record from Oman by Esmaeili et al. (2022).</p><p>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).</p><p>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.</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Least Concern (LC).</p><p>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).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB30A2D80F4FF03FB02FCFE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB30A2C80F4FA33FEE5FF12.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Favonigobius melanobranchus (Fowler 1934)	<div><p>28.  Favonigobius melanobranchus (Fowler, 1934) ―Blackthroat Goby― Native</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Rhinogobius melanobranchus Fowler, 1934:82, figs. 24-25 [ Den Pasar, southern Bali, Indonesia; Holotype (unique): ANSP 56333] . Synonyms:  Rhinogobius melanobranchus Fowler, 1934;  Rhinogobius atribranchiostegus B̂hlke, 1984;  Silhouettea chaimi Goren, 1978;  Papillogobius melanobranchus (Fowler, 1934) .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First record from Oman by Freyhof et al. (2020); confirmed by Esmaeili et al. (2022).</p><p>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.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Sur (see Freyhof et al. 2020).</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Near Threatened (NT).</p><p>Remarks. The Blackthroat Goby is found in the estuaries and is occasionally accidently trapped in freshwaters.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB30A2C80F4FA33FEE5FF12	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB20A2C80F4FEDFFD98FD36.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker 1854)	<div><p>29.  Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854) ― Tropical Sand Goby― Native</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Gobius reichei Bleeker, 1854:509 [  Padang, Sumatra [Sumatera Barat, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean]. Holotype (unique): RMNH 4672 ]. Synonyms:  Aboma aliciae Herre, 1936;  Pomatoschistus bacescui Nalbant, &amp; Mayer, 1975;  Gobius baliuroides Bleeker, 1849;  Ctenogobius cylindricus Bleeker, 1875;  Acentrogobius ennorensis Menon &amp; Rema Devi, 1980;  Gobius littoreus Day, 1888;  Gobius neilli Day, 1868;  Rhinogobius robinsoni Fowler, 1934 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: New record from Dhofar region (Wadi Hasik).</p><p>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.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Wadi Hasik, and probably in several other regions of the Arabian Peninsula.</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Least Concern (LC).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB20A2C80F4FEDFFD98FD36	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB20A2C80F4FC9FFE7EFA22.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Glossogobius tenuiformis Fowler 1934	<div><p>30.  Glossogobius tenuiformis Fowler, 1934 ―Natal Flathead goby, Oman Freshwater Goby ―Native</p><p>Taxonomy: Original description:  Glossogobius tenuiformis Fowler, 1934:496, fig. 49 [ from the St. Lucia Lake, 20 miles up, northern Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Holotype: ANSP 60250]. Synonyms: None .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First record from Wadi Shab, Oman by Freyhof et al. (2020) as  Glossogobius sp., re-described by Al Jufaili et al. (2022), and confirmed by Esmaeili et al. (2022).</p><p>General distribution. Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa); Oman. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Wadis Hasik and Shab.</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance. Conservation. Not Evaluated (NE).</p><p>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).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB20A2C80F4FC9FFE7EFA22	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB20A2F80F4F987FD93FF12.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Awaous jayakari (Boulenger 1888)	<div><p>31.  Awaous jayakari (Boulenger, 1888) ―Longnose Goby, Arabian Freshwater Goby, Jayakar’s Goby― Native</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Gobius jayakari Boulenger, 1888:663, Pl. 54 (fig. 2) [ from a freshwater body near Muscat, Oman; Syntypes: BMNH 1887.11.11.234-237 (4)]. Synonyms:  Gobius percivali Boulenger, 1901 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Oman in original description by Boulenger (1888); confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020), Al Jufaili et al. (2021), and Esmaeili et al. (2022).</p><p>General distribution. Northwestern Indian Ocean: southern Yemen and Gulf of Oman east to Iran. Possibly introduced in Pakistan. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.</p><p>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.</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance. Conservation. Least Concern (LC).</p><p>Remarks: Record of  Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters, 1852) in Wadi Hatta watershed (UAE and Oman) is misidentification (Esmaeili et al. 2022).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB20A2F80F4F987FD93FF12	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB10A2F80F4FCBBFD98FAF6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mugil cephalus Linnaeus 1758	<div><p>33.  Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 ―Stripped Mullet, Flathead Mullet― Native</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758:316 [  European sea,  Europe; Possible syntypes: NRM 43 (1), 44 (2), 143 (1) ]. Synonyms:―  Mugil crenilabis our Fabricius,1775;  Mugil constantiae Valenciennes,1836;  Mugil cephalotus Valenciennes, 1836;  Mugil borbonicus Valenciennes,1836 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First record from Yemen by Attaala &amp; Salem Rubaia (2005); confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020).</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Economic importance. Commercially important.</p><p>Conservation. Least Concern (LC).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB10A2F80F4FCBBFD98FAF6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB10A2F80F4FEFBFF25FD0A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oxyurichthys omanensis Zarei, Al Jufaili & Esmaeili 2022	<div><p>32.  Oxyurichthys omanensis Zarei, Al Jufaili &amp; Esmaeili, 2022 ―Oman’s Eyebrow Goby― Endemic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Oxyurichthys omanensis Zarei, Al Jufaili &amp; Esmaeili, 2022:365, figs. 2-6  [Yeti (Yiti) mudflat/estuary at Yeti village, Muscat, Oman, 23°31’52”N, 58°39’51”E; Holotype: ZM-CBSU S105- 19]. Synonyms: None .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Oman in original description by Zarei et al. (2022).</p><p>General distribution. Gulf of Oman: Muscat area, northern Oman. Habitat: brackish, marine.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Yeti (Yiti) mudflat/estuary at Yeti village.</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Not Evaluated (NE).</p><p>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).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB10A2F80F4FEFBFF25FD0A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB10A2F80F4FA5FFD98F926.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Planiliza abu (Heckel 1843)	<div><p>34.  Planiliza abu (Heckel, 1843) ―Abu Mullet― Native</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Mugil abu Heckel, 1843:1097 (107) [  Tigris River, near Mosul, Iraq; Syntypes: NMW 9224-30 (7), 67868 (2)]  . Synonyms:  Chelon abu (Heckel 1843);  Liza abu (Heckel 1843);  Mugil pseudotelestes Pietschmann, 1912;  Mugil (Liza) abu zarudnyi Berg, 1949;  Mugil (Liza) hishni Misra, 1943 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Al-Ahsa Oasis, Saudi Arabia by Freyhof et al. (2020).</p><p>General distribution. Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf and adjacent Euphrates and Tigris River drainages (Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia: Al-Ahsa Oasis (Freyhof et al. 2020).</p><p>Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Least Concern (LC).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB10A2F80F4FA5FFD98F926	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB10A2E80F4F8D3FD98FE4E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Planiliza macrolepis (Smith 1846)	<div><p>35.  Planiliza macrolepis (Smith, 1846) ―Largescale Mullet― Native</p><p>Taxonomy: Original description:  Mugil macrolepis Smith, 1846: no pagination, Pl. 28 (fig. 2) [ from Rivers and freshwater lakes, South Africa; Holotype (unique): BMNH 1859.5.7.56 (dry)]. Synonyms:  Mugil adustus Bleeker, 1854;  Mugil crenilepis Castelnau, 1861;  Mugil cunnumboo Day, 1865;  Liza macrolepis (Smith, 1846);  Chelon macrolepis (Smith, 1846) .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First record from Oman by Esmaeili et al. (2022).</p><p>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.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Wadi Hasik, Dhofar Governorate.</p><p>Economic importance. Commercially important.</p><p>Conservation. Least Concern (LC).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB10A2E80F4F8D3FD98FE4E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB00A2E80F4FDFFFD98FC62.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Ambassis gymnocephalus (Lacepede 1802)	<div><p>36.  Ambassis gymnocephalus (Lacepède, 1802) ―Bald Glassy, Bald Glassy perchlet ―Native</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Lutjanus gymnocephalus Lacepède, 1802:181, 216 [  from Le grand Océan équinoxal or dans les parties de ce grand Océan voisines des tropiques” ( Indo-Pacific); No types known ]. Synonyms:  Lutianus gymnocephalus Lacepede, 1801 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First record from Oman by Esmaeili et al. (2022).</p><p>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.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Al Bahayes, Muscat Governorate. It is a richly vegetated Wadi, adjusted to the Oman Sea coastal area.</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance.</p><p>Conservation. Least Concern (LC).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB00A2E80F4FDFFFD98FC62	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB00A2E80F4FBE3FD34FA22.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner 1864)	<div><p>37.  Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864) ―Blue Tilapia― Exotic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Chromis aureus Steindachner, 1864:229, Pl. 8 (fig. 5) [ West Africa; Lectotype: NMW 32874]. Synonyms:  Tilapia aurea (Steindachner 1864);  Tilapia nilotica exul Steinitz, 1951;  Tilapia lemassoni Blache &amp; Miton, 1960;  Tilapia monodi Daget, 1954 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First record from Saudi Arabia by Al-Kahem-Al-Balawi et al. (2008); confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020).</p><p>General distribution. Middle East and Africa. Introduced widely elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia: Wadis Haneefah and Al-Kharj, Lake Layla, Al-Ahsa Oasis, and probably several other Wadis.</p><p>Economic importance. Locally commercially important.</p><p>Reasons of introduction. Aquaculture/research.</p><p>Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB00A2E80F4FBE3FD34FA22	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFB00A2E80F4F9CFFD34F81A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters 1852)	<div><p>38.  Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) ― Mozambique Tilapia― Exotic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Chromis (Tilapia) mossambicus Peters,1852:681 [  Zambezi River, Mozambique (East Africa);. Syntypes: BMNH [ex Peters] 1861.5.2.58-59 (2),  FMNH 54267 [ex CM 2898]  (2)  Mosambique; ZMB 2805-06 (2, 1),  16035 (3), 31564 (15)]. Synonyms:  Tilapia arnoldi Gilchrist &amp; Thompson, 1917:497;  Labrodascyllus cimballii Di Caporiacco, 1948;  Chromis dumerilii Steindachner, 1864;  Chromis natalensis Weber, 1897;  Chromis vorax Pfeffer, 1893 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First record from Saudi Arabia by Al-Kahem-Al-Balawi et al. (2008), and from UAE, and Yemen by Freyhof et al. (2020).</p><p>General distribution. Southeastern Africa; introduced widely elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Yemen: It is widely introduced.</p><p>Economic importance. Commercially important.</p><p>Reasons of introduction. Aquaculture/research.</p><p>Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFB00A2E80F4F9CFFD34F81A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFAF0A3180F4FCC2FE8DFACB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Aphaniops dispar (Ruppell 1829)	<div><p>40.  Aphaniops dispar (Rüppell, 1829) ―Red Sea Killifish― Native</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Lebias dispar Rüppell, 1829:66, Pl. 18 (figs. 1-2) [  Red Sea. Lectotype: SMF 821 ]. Synonyms:  Cyprinodon zaccarinii var. airebejensis Gianferrari, 1933;  Cyprinodon cilensis Gianferrari, 1930;  Cyprinodon lunatus Valenciennes 1846;  Cyprinodon darrorensis Gianferrari, 1933;  Cyprinodon zaccarinii Gianferrari, 1933 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Saudi Arabia and Yemen by Freyhof et al. (2020).</p><p>General distribution. Middle East: Shores of Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, and easternmost Mediterranean Sea basin; Socotra (northwestern Indian Ocean). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.</p><p>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.</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance. It has potential to be used as aquarium fish.</p><p>Conservation. Least Concern (LC).</p><p>Remarks. Esmaeili et al. (2020) recognized  Aphaniops as a distinct valid genus name for  Aphanius dispar complex group.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFAF0A3180F4FCC2FE8DFACB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFAF0A3180F4FAE6FF23F853.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Aphaniops kruppi (Freyhof, Weissenbacher & Geiger 2017)	<div><p>41.  Aphaniops kruppi (Freyhof, Weissenbacher &amp; Geiger, 2017) ―Omani Killifish, Omani Tooth-carp ―Endemic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Aphanius kruppi Freyhof, Weissenbacher &amp; Geiger, 2017:561, figs. 2-5  [from a spring in Al Mudayrib, Oman, 22°36’46”N, 58°40’31”E; Holotype: ZFMK-ICH 103668] .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Oman in original description by Freyhof et al. (2017); confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020) from from Oman, and Yemen, and by Esmaeili et al. (2022), and Zarei et al. (2023) from Oman.</p><p>General distribution. Middle East: Oman and eastern Yemen. Habitat: freshwater.</p><p>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).</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance. It has potential to be used as aquarium fish.</p><p>Conservation. Least Concern (LC).</p><p>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.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFAF0A3180F4FAE6FF23F853	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFAF0A3180F4FF4AFD34FD43.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758)	<div><p>39.  Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) ― Nile Tilapia― Exotic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Perca nilotica Linnaeus, 1758:290 [  from  Nile River; Holotype:? NRM LP 10 ]. Synonyms:  Chromis triacantha Bowdich, 1825;  Tilapia calciati Gianferrari, 1924;  Tilapia regani Poll, 1932;  Tilapia vulcani Trewavas, 1933;  Tilapia inducta Trewavas, 1933 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, and Yemen (Al-Kahem-Al-Balawi et al. 2008, Freyhof et al. 2020, and Esmaeili et al. 2022).</p><p>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.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, and Yemen: It is widely distributed and established in Wadis and Aflaj.</p><p>Economic importance. Locally commercially important.</p><p>Reasons of introduction. Aquaculture, research, and mosquito control.</p><p>Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFAF0A3180F4FF4AFD34FD43	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFAE0A3080F4FF4AFD98FDFB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Aphaniops stoliczkanus (Day 1872)	<div><p>42.  Aphaniops stoliczkanus (Day, 1872) ―Arabian Killifish, Arabian Tooth-carp― Native</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Cyprinodon stoliczkanus Day, 1872:258  [from a stream at the village Joorun and along edge of the <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=69.333336&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 69.333336/lat 22.5)">Rann River</a>, Lodai, India, 22°30’N, 69°20’E; Syntypes: (28) AMS B.7730-31 (2),  BMNH 1889.2.1.2065-2074 (orig. 21), ZSI 1477-78 (1, 1)] .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Saudi Arabia, Oman, and UAE by Freyhof et al. (2017), Freyhof et al. (2020), Esmaeili et al. (2022), and Zarei et al. (2023).</p><p>General distribution. Middle East, South Asia: Oman and Persian Gulf east to Pakistan and Gujarat (India). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.</p><p>Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Widely distributed in the coastal area of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and UAE.</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance. It has potential to be used as aquarium fish.</p><p>Conservation. Least Concern (LC).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFAE0A3080F4FF4AFD98FDFB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFAE0A3080F4FD0AFD34FB67.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gambusia holbrooki Girard 1859	<div><p>43.  Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859 ―Eastern Mosquitofish― Exotic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859:62 [  Palatka, eastern Florida, (Palatka, eastern Florida and Charleston, South Carolina), U.S.A.; Lectotype: ANSP 6976 ]. Synonyms:  Haplochilus melanops Cope, 1870;  Gambusia modesta Ahl, 1923;  Gambusia myersi Ahl, 1925 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First record from Saudi Arabia by Al-Kahem-Al-Balawi et al. (2008); confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020).</p><p>General distribution. North America: Atlantic and Gulf Coast drainages, eastern U.S.A.; widely introduced elsewhere for mosquito control. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.</p><p>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.</p><p>Economic importance. No commercial importance. It can be used to control mosquito population.</p><p>Reasons of introduction. Biological control of mosquito.</p><p>Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFAE0A3080F4FD0AFD34FB67	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFAE0A3080F4FB2EFD34F927.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur 1821)	<div><p>44.  Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821) ―Sailfin Molly― Exotic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Mollienesia tipinna Lesueur, 1821:3, pl. 3 [  from freshwater ponds in the vicinity of  New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. Lectotype: MNHN B-0929 ]. Synonyms:  Poecilia lineolata Girard, 1858;  Limia matamorensis Girard, 1859;  Poecilia multilineata Lesueur, 1821;  Limia poeciloides Girard, 1858 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Oman by Al-Kahem-Al-Balawi et al. (2008), Freyhof et al. (2020), Al Jufaili &amp; Jawad, (2020), and Esmaeili et al. (2022).</p><p>General distribution. North America: southeastern U.S.A. south to Tuxpan (Veracruz, Mexico); introduced widely elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.</p><p>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.</p><p>Economic importance. Valuable for the aquarium trade.</p><p>Reasons of introduction. Ornamental fish industry.</p><p>Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFAE0A3080F4FB2EFD34F927	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFAE0A3380F4F8D3FD34FE6A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Poecilia reticulata Peters 1859	<div><p>45.  Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859 ―Guppy― Exotic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859:412 [  Guayre River, Caracas, Venezuela; Syntypes: BMNH 1866.6.6.3 [ex ZMB] (1);  ZMB 3468 (9),  3469 (8, lost)]. Synonyms:  Girardinus guppii Günther, 1866 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First record from Saudi Arabia by Al-Kahem-Al-Balawi et al. (2008); confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020).</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Economic importance. Valuable for the aquarium trade.</p><p>Reasons of introduction. Ornamental fish industry.</p><p>Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFAE0A3380F4F8D3FD34FE6A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFAD0A3380F4FE07FD34FC46.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846	<div><p>46.  Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846 ―Mexican Molly― Exotic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846:130, Pl. 525-526, bottom [ Veracruz, Mexico; Lectotype: MNHN B-0930]. Synonyms:  Poecilia s pilurus Günther, 1866 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First record from Saudi Arabia, and UAE by Al-Kahem-Al-Balawi et al. (2008) and Freyhof et al. (2020), respectively.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Economic importance. Valuable for the aquarium trade.</p><p>Reasons of introduction. Ornamental fish industry.</p><p>Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFAD0A3380F4FE07FD34FC46	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFAD0A3380F4FC73FD34FA5A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xiphophorus maculatus (Gunther 1866)	<div><p>47.  Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) ―Platy, Southern Platyfish― Exotic</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Platypoecilus maculatus Günther, 1866:350 [ Mexico (Central America); Syntypes: BMNH 1857.7.31.11-12 (2)]. Synonyms:  Platypoecilus nigra Brind, 1914;  Platypoecilus maculatus var. nigra Gerlach, 1912;  Platypoecilus maculatus var. pulchra Schreitmüller, 1910;  Platypoecilus rubra Stansch, 1914 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First record from Saudi Arabia by Al-Kahem-Al-Balawi et al. (2008); confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020).</p><p>General distribution. Southern North America and central America: Atlantic slope of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala; introduced widely elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater.</p><p>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.</p><p>Economic importance. Valuable for the aquarium trade.</p><p>Reasons of introduction. Ornamental fish industry.</p><p>Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFAD0A3380F4FC73FD34FA5A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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.text	03EC87BDFFAD0A3280F4F9EBFB1DFB2E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Terapon jarbua (Fabricius 1775)	<div><p>48.  Terapon jarbua (Fabricius, 1775) ―Tiger Perch, Jarbua Terapon― Native</p><p>Taxonomy. Original description:  Sciaena jarbua Fabricius, 1775: xii, 44, 50 [  from  Djiddae (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea); Lectotype: ZMUC P43571 (dry skin) ]. Synonyms:  Holocentrus servus Bloch, 1790;  Terapon timoriensis Quoy &amp; Gaimard, 1825;  Coius trivittatus Hamilton, 1822 .</p><p>Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Saudi Arabia in original description by Fabricius (1775); confirmed by Al-Kahem-Al-Balawi et al. (2008), Freyhof et al. (2020) Esmaeili et al. (2022).</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Economic importance. Commercially important.</p><p>Conservation. Least Concern (LC).</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BDFFAD0A3280F4F9EBFB1DFB2E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Esmaeili, Hamid Reza;Hamidan, Neshat	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
