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

Garra widdowsoni ( Trewavas, 1955) [E]—Haditha cave garra

Taxonomy. Original description: Typhlogarra widdowsoni Trewavas, 1955: 553 , 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 .

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.