Garra persica, Berg, 1914

Garra persica View in CoL

Common name. Persian garra.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Garra in Persian Gulf and endorheic basins in Iran by: ● 8+8 branched caudal rays / ○ chest and belly covered by normally developed scales, absent at isthmus in some individuals / ○ mid-dorsal area in front of dorsal origin covered by scales / ○ usually 7½ branched dorsal rays / ○ 15−21 gill rakers / ○ lateral and distal margin of labrum of gular disc free from skin of chin / ○ gular disc usually present / ○ two pairs of normally developed barbels / ○ body brown or grey, usually mottled / ○ eye fully developed. Size up to 85 mm SL.

Distribution View Figure . Iran: Mehran drainage east to Makran region in northern Gulf of Oman. Also, in Jazmurian basin.

Habitat. A wide range of rivers and streams with gravel bottoms and running water.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. LC.

Further reading. Berg 1914 (description); Coad 1982a (description, revalidation); Esmaeili et al. 2016c (molecular phylogeny, description); Hashemzadeh Segherloo et al. 2016a (molecular phylogeny); Coad 2021a (biology, morphology).