Garra culiciphaga ( Pellegrin, 1927 )

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Sungur, Sevil, Fricke, Ronald & Seçer, Burak, 2023, Freshwater lampreys and fishes of Türkiye; an annotated checklist, 2023, Turkish Journal of Zoology 47 (6), pp. 324-468 : 358

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.55730/1300-0179.3147
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F3D57F-ED63-FFDC-FD5B-FD6D002BF9DB
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Garra culiciphaga ( Pellegrin, 1927 )
status

Treatment

Garra culiciphaga ( Pellegrin, 1927) View in CoL [N] ― Red stripe barb/Saz balığı

Taxonomy. Original description: Hemigrammocapoeta culiciphaga Pellegrin, 1927: 34 [Adana, Asia Minor (Türkiye); syntypes: BMNH 1927.5 .7.7 (1), MNHN 1926- 0396 About MNHN (6), MSNM 27 (ex MSNM 4411 and ex MNHN) (1)]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: None. ― Illustration: None .

Status in Türkiye. Recorded from Türkiye in the original description by Pellegrin (1927). Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004); Geldiay and Balık (2007); Fricke et al. (2007); Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020). ― Turkish material: BMNH, MSNM.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Seyhan, Ceyhan and Duğu Akdeniz river basins. ― Distribution in river basins: 17-Doğu Akdeniz, 18-Seyhan, 20-Ceyhan. ― General distribution: Asia Minor: Türkiye. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 432-Southern Anatolia. ― Habitat: This species inhabits slowly moving rivers and streams, densely vegetated springs, and wetlands. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: LC (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: ABS, CLI, CON, EUT, HAB. ― Moderate sensitivity to human activities.― Not considered a keystone species. ― Decline status: Decreasing. ― Moderate priority for conservation action.