Garra nudiventris Berg 1905

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Garra nudiventris Berg 1905 – Endemic ( Fig. 126)

Discognathus rossicus var. nudiventris Berg [L. S.] 1905: 52; Type locality: Shivar [Seistan/Southern Baluchistan], north-east Kerman, Persia. Syntypes: ZIN 11113 (2).

Discognathus phryne Annandale [N.] 1919: 70; Type loclity: Nasratabad, Seistan, eastern Iran, elevation 2,000 feet. Holotype: ZSI F9787/1. Paratypes: BMNH 1919.8.16.1 (1), 1919.8.16.2 (1).

Common name: Pr: Gel cheraghe shekam berahne, Gel cheraghe Lut, En: Lut garra.

Diagnosis: Distinguished from all other species of Garra in Iran except G. mondica by having the predorsal mid-line region and belly naked.

Meristic characters: D: III 6–7, A: III 5, P: 12–13, V: 7–8, GR: 10–11, LL: 36–42, TV:?.

Distribution: Lut basin ( Fig. 127). Only found in Kalat-e Baba Qanat.

Taxonomy: Esmaeili et al. (2016b) regard as full species.

Conservation: IUCN: Not Evaluated, PC: Data Deficient. It is known from only one locality in Iran and there is no information about its population status or distribution range in any other neighboring countries. Hence, we consider the information available for this species as insufficient for any assessment of its conservation category.