Carasobarbus exulatus ( Banister & Clarke, 1977 )

Esmaeili, Hamid Reza & Hamidan, Neshat, 2023, Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist, Zootaxa 5330 (2), pp. 201-226 : 207-208

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8253102
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scientific name	Carasobarbus exulatus ( Banister & Clarke, 1977 )
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Treatment

8. Carasobarbus exulatus ( Banister & Clarke, 1977) View in CoL View at ENA ―Hadhramaut Himri― Endemic

Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus exulatus Banister & Clarke, 1977:116 View in CoL , fig. 5; Pl. 1 [ Qasam, Wadi Hadhramaut , 16°10’N, 49°04’E, southern Yemen; Holotype: BMNH 1976.4.7.299 ]. Synonyms: None GoogleMaps .

Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Yemen in original description by Banister & Clarke (1977); confirmed by Alkahem & Behnke (1983); Krupp (1983); Krupp (1985); Borkenhagen & Krupp (2013), and Freyhof et al. (2020).

General distribution. Wadi Hajr and upper Wadi Hadhramaut drainage, Yemen. Habitat: freshwater.

Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Yemen: Wadi Ḩaḑramawt at Qasam, Wadi Idim/Wadi Ḩaḑramawt at Ghuraf, Wadi Ḩaḑramawt at Ghayl Umar, probably Wadi Marran in Wadi 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 & Krupp 2013; Freyhof et al. 2020).

Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Endangered (EN).