Arabibarbus hadhrami

Common name. Hadhramaut Shabout.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from species of Carasobarbus in Arabian Peninsula by: ● 5½ branched anal rays / ● 8½ branched dorsal rays. Distinguished from Arabibarbus arabicus by: ○ 29–32 total lateral-line scales (mode 30) / ○ head depth 16–18 % SL / ○ pectoral length 20–24 % SL / ○ pelvic length 17–20 % SL / ○ head length 28–33 % SL. Size up to 205 mm SL.

Distribution . Yemen: Wadi Hadhramaut drainage.

Habitat. Wadis with sections of deep pools.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. EN; appears to be declining within its very small range.

Remarks. Poorly differentiated from A. arabicus by morphological characters but well differentiated by molecular characters.

Further reading. Borkenhagen 2014 (description).