Andhur Garra

biology_ecology

Habitat. Wadis with high seasonal fluctuations in discharge. Biology. No data.

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conservation

Conservation status. CR; restricted to a short stretch of Wadi Andhur. There appears to be no direct threat from human activity, but reduced rainfall due to climate change could threaten this species.

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diagnosis

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Garra in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Dhofar (Oman) by: ● prominent hump on back in some individuals / ○ 33 – 36 total lateral-line scales / ○ 14 (− 16) circumpeduncular scales / ○ 7 ½ branched dorsal rays / ○ 8 − 13 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch / ○ chest and belly behind pectoral origin fully covered by deeply embedded scales / ○ gular disc usually wider than long / ○ tubercles on snout absent / ○ dorsal hyaline or pale-brown with black spots at bases of branched rays / ○ groove between tip of snout and nostrils shallow or absent / ○ eye fully developed. Size up to 82 mm SL.

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discussion

Remarks. Mistakenly treated as a synonym of G. dunsirei, which is quite distinct and, as a subterranean species, has its own distinct evolutionary history compared to G. sindhae. Described as G. sindhi, but the species name is dedicated to a female and must, therefore, be declinate to G. sindhae.

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