Arabibarbus arabicus (Trewavas, 1941)
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FFCD-FF89-288B-F98EFD29F9CA |
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Felipe |
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Arabibarbus arabicus |
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Arabibarbus arabicus View in CoL
Common name. Arabian Shabout.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from species of Carasobarbus in Arabian Peninsula by: ● 5½ branched anal rays / ● 8½ branched dorsal rays. Distinguished from Arabibarbus hadhrami by: ○ 29–36, usually 32–35 total lateral-line scales (mode 33) / ○ head depth 14–17 % SL / ○ pectoral length 18–22 % SL / ○ pelvic length 15–19 % SL / ○ head length 24–31 % SL. Size up to 351 mm SL.
Distribution. Southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden basins from southern Saudi Arabia to Yemen.
Habitat. Wadis with sections of deep pools.
Biology. No data.
Conservation status. LC; fishing might be a threat. Actual situation unknown.
Further reading. Trewavas 1941 (description); Banister & Clarke 1977 (distribution); Krupp 1983 (distribution); Borkenhagen 2014 (review).
Arabibarbus grypus ; Lesser Zab, Iraq; 450 mm SL. Arabibarbus grypus ; Karun, Iran; 80 mm SL. © K. Borkenhagen.
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