90. Garra rufa (Heckel, 1843)

Common name. Red garra

Taxonomy. Original description: Discognathus rufus Heckel, 1843: 1071 (81) [Aleppo, Syria; lectotype: NMW 53240 (108 mm SL)] .

Revisions. Sayyadzadeh et al. (2015a); Esmaeili et al. (2016a).

Illustrations. Heckel (1843: pl. 8 (fig. 2)) as Discognathus rufus; Esmaeili et al. (2016a: 108, fig. 23); Esmaeili et al. (2016a: 109, fig. 24) as Discognathus crenulatus .

Distribution in Iran. Distribution in River Basin: Tigris, Lake Maharlu, Persis.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 441-Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Gel cheragh-e Maamoli.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.