Garra jordanica, Hamidan, Geiger & Freyhof, 2014

Garra jordanica View in CoL View Figure

Common name. Jordan garra.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Garra in Mediterranean and Dead Sea basins by:○ gular disc fully developed / ○ tubercles absent on upper posterior eye margin / ○ two pairs of normally developed barbels / ○ 8½ branched dorsal rays / ○ 35−37 total lateral-line scales / ○ 16 circumpeduncular scales / ○ 12−17, usually, 16, gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch / ○ 5–6, rarely 4 scales between tip of pectoral and pelvic origin / ○ maximum head width 64–72 % HL / ○ body depth at dorsal origin 20–25 % SL / ○ snout slightly pointed / ○ chest and belly scaled, 4−7 rows of deeply embedded scales on chest between pectoral bases / ○ mid-dorsal area in front of dorsal origin covered by scales / ○ dark-brown or grey blotch at posterior caudal peduncle present. Size up to 137 mm SL.

Distribution View Figure . Jordan drainage and lower Wadi Moujib, at east side of northern Dead Sea in Jordan.

Habitat. Springs, rivers, and streams with moderate to fast-flowing waters. Also in reservoirs and lakes.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. LC.

Further reading. Goren 1974 (morphology, distribution; as Garra rufa ); Geiger et al. 2014 (phylogeny, as G. cf. ghorensis ); Hamidan et al. 2014 (description, molecular phylogeny).