Garra ghorensis Krupp, 1982

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Sungur, Sevil, Çapar, Osman Bahadir & Golani, Daniel, 2023, Freshwater fishes of Israel; a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023, Zootaxa 5369 (4), pp. 451-484 : 456-457

Garra ghorensis Krupp, 1982 [N]—Dead Sea garra; Aguleset sdom

Taxonomy. Original description: Garra tibanica ghorensis Krupp, 1982: 319 , Figs. 1 -2 [Dead Sea Valley, Ain al-Hadita, Jordan, 31°18’N, 35°32’E: holotype: SMF 16436].— Israel synonyms: None.—Revisions: None.— Illustration: Krupp (1982: figs. 1-2).

Status in Israel. Recorded from Israel in original description by Krupp (1982); subsequently reported by Goren & Ortal (1999: 4).—Israel material: HUJ, SMF.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Israel: Southern Basin of the Dead Sea Valley.—Distribution in River Basin: 2-Dead Sea Basin.—General distribution: Middle East: Israel and Jordan.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 438- Jordan River.—Habitat: This fish inhabits shallow fast and clear streams and springs with stony beds. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation Status in Israel: Unknown.—IUCN: EN ( IUCN 2023).—Threats: ABS, CLI, COM, CON, HAB.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—No keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.—Low priority for conservation action.

Remarks. This species was previously distributed in Israel; however, it is extirpated. Therefore, it is categorised as endemic to Jordan.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Main running water and river basins of Israel (Modified from Weinberger et al. 2012 by O. Bahadır Capar)