Garra widdowsoni ( Trewavas, 1955 )

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Jawad, Laith, Eagderi, Soheil, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Mouludi-Saleh, Atta, Sungur, Sevil & Fricke, Ronald, 2023, Freshwater fishes of Iraq: a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023, Zootaxa 5357 (1), pp. 1-49 : 12

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scientific name	Garra widdowsoni ( Trewavas, 1955 )
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Garra widdowsoni ( Trewavas, 1955) View in CoL [E]—Haditha cave garra

Taxonomy. Original description: Typhlogarra widdowsoni Trewavas, 1955: 553 View in CoL , figs. 1–2 [Cavern 25 feet below ground, 6 miles north of Haditha, 34°04’N, 42°24’E, Iraq; holotype: BMNH 1953.12.31.1].— Iraq synonyms: None.—Revisions: None.—Illustrations: Heckel (1955: 553, figs. 1–2) as Typhlogarra widdowsoni View in CoL .

Status in Iraq. Recorded from Iraq in original description by Heckel (1843).—Iraq materials: BMNH, NMW, SMF.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Iraq: only known from a Karst system, Euphrates River basin—General distribution: Middle East: Euphrates River basin, Iraq.—Habitat: This species is a subterranean species. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Iraq: Unknown.—IUCN: CR (IUCN 2023).—Threats: ABS, CON, HAB.— High sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.— High priority for conservation action.

References

Heckel, J. J. (1843) Ichthyologie [von Syrien]. In: von Russegger, J., Reisen in Europa, Asien und Afrika, mit besonderer Rucksicht auf die naturwissenschaftlichen Verhaltnisse der betreffenden Lander unternommen in den Jahren 1835 bis 1841, etc. E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung. Stuttgart. Ichthyologie [von Syrien], 1 (pt 2), 991 - 1099.

Trewavas, E. (1955) A blind fish from Iraq, related to Garra. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 12, 8 (91) (Art. 67), 551 - 555. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222935508655666