Garra nana (Heckel, 1843)

Saad, Adib, Çiçek, Erdoğan, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Fricke, Ronald, Sungur, Sevil & Eagderi, Soheil, 2023, Freshwater fishes of Syria: a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023, Zootaxa 5350 (1), pp. 1-62 : 15

Garra nana (Heckel, 1843) [N]— Damascus garra; Lahhas alhajar

Taxonomy. Original description: Tylognathus nanus Heckel, 1843a: 1073 [83] [Damascus, Syria; syntypes: (3) not found at NMW].—Syrian synonyms: Hemigrammocapoeta nana (Heckel, 1843) .—Revisions: None.— Illustrations: Heckel (1843b: pl. 8, fig. 4) as Tylognathus nanus .

Status in Syria. Recorded from Syria in original description by Heckel (1843a: 1074) as Tylognathus nanus ; subsequently reported by Beckman (1962: 142) as Tylognathus nanus .—Syrian material: BMNH, MNHN, NMW.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Lake Al-ʿUtaybah drainage.—Distribution in River Basin: 3- Desert, 5-Barada & Awaj, 7-Al-Yarmouk.—General distribution: Middle East: Syria, Jordan.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 438- Jordan River, 440-Arabian Interior.—Habitat: This species is found in a variety of habitats, such as rivers, lakes, and small ponds. Freshwater.

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

Conservation. Conservation status in Syria: Unknown.—IUCN: NT (Freyhof, 2018a).—Threats: ABS, CLI, CON, COM, HAB.—Moderate sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered as a keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.—Moderate priority for conservation action.

Remarks. The drainage of Lake Al-Utaybah, where the species was recorded for the first time, has almost nearly dried up and is heavily polluted. Most likely extinct in Syria. Needs to be reconfirmed by field specimens.