Garra jordanica Hamidan, Geiger & Freyhof, 2014

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 : 457

Garra jordanica Hamidan, Geiger & Freyhof, 2014 [N]— Jordan garra; Aguleset ha’nehalim

Taxonomy. Original description: Garra jordanica Hamidan, Geiger & Freyhof, 2014: 227 , figs. 2-5 [Lower part of Mujib River, 31°27.998’N, 35°34.417’E, Jordan; holotype: ZFMK 66328 ] — Israel synonyms: None.—Revisions: None.—Illustration: Hamidan et al. (2014: figs. 2-5).

Status in Israel. First record from Israel by Günther (1865: 490) as Discognathus rufus ; confirmed by Steinitz (1953: 211) as Garra rufus, Goren (1974: 80) , Goren & Ortal (1999: 4).—Israel material: HUJ.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Israel: Jordan River basin.—Distribution in River Basin: 2-Dead Sea Basin.—General distribution: Middle East: northern Dead Sea basin, Israel, Jordan, and Syria.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 438- Jordan River.—Habitat: This species lives in slowly running rivers and streams, densely vegetated springs, and wetlands. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Israel: Unknown.—IUCN: NE (2023).—Threats: Unknown.—High sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—High priority for conservation action.