Ichthyodiversity in southeastern Arabian Peninsula: Annotated checklist taxonomy, short description and distribution of Inland fishes of Oman Author Esmaeili, Hamid Reza 0000-0002-9736-397X hresmaeili @ shirazu. ac. ir; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9736 - 397 X hresmaeili@shirazu.ac.ir Author Jufaili, Saud Al 0000-0002-0930-5754 Department of Marine Science and Fisheries, Sultan Qaboos University, P. O Box 34 Al Khod 123 Muscat, Oman. sjufaily @ squ. edu. om; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0930 - 5754 sjufaily@squ.edu.om Author Masoumi, Amir Hassan 0000-0003-3509-2964 amirhassanmasoomi @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 3509 - 2964 amirhassanmasoomi@gmail.com Author Zarei, Fatah 0000-0001-5552-4301 fataahzarei @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5552 - 4301 fataahzarei@gmail.com text Zootaxa 2022 2022-05-12 5134 4 451 503 journal article 55549 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.1 aa696fc1-e783-4df4-b960-24dfeca95570 1175-5326 6541567 47796EB6-B7FE-4442-AED3-E664DCC9A9B4 9. Garra sindhae Lyon, Geiger & Freyhof, 2016 , Endemic Fig. 26 Etymology: Garra : named based on a vernacular Indian name, a fish living in mud; sindhae : named after Cynthia “Sindhi” Diane Powell for her support to the first author (Robert Gary Lyon). FIGURE 26. Garra sindhae , Oman: Wadi Andhur. FIGURE 27. Distribution map of an endemic fish, Garra sindhae , Oman. Pink: Southwestern Arabian Coast, green: Oman Mountains, and yellow: Arabian Interior. Common name: Wadi Andhur Garra . Taxonomy: Garra sindhi was described by Lyon [ R . G.], Geiger [M. F.] & Freyhof [J.] 2016:80, figs. 2-5 [Zootaxa 4154 (no. 1] from Wadi Andhur, Dhofar province , Oman , 17°34’6.956”N , 54°42’17.518”E . The species name was dedicated to a woman, so there is a mandatory change to Garra sindhae ( Fricke et al . 2022 ) . Holotype : ONHM 4196 . Paratypes : FSJF , ONHM . Short description: Dorsal fin with I, 7½ rays, last simple ray slightly shorter than or equally long as head length; distal margin concave; origin at middle between snout tip and last scale on caudal-fin base; inserted anterior to vertical from pelvic-fin origin; first branched ray longest, tip of last branched ray reaching vertical of anus. Pectoral fin with I, 12 rays, reaching midway or slightly beyond distance between pectoral- and pelvic-fin origin, length shorter than head length. Pelvic fin with I, 7–8 rays, reaching to, or slightly in front of anus, origin closer to anal-fin origin than to pectoral-fin origin, inserted below second or fourth branched dorsal-fin ray. Anal fin short, with III, 5½ rays; first branched ray longest, reaching to dark grey or black blotch on posterior caudal peduncle or slightly anterior to it; distal margin concave; origin almost in middle between caudal-fin base and pelvic-fin origin. Two scales between anus and anal-fin origin. Caudal fin forked; with 9+8 branched rays; tip of lobes pointed; upper lobe longer than lower lobe. Garra sindhae is differentiated from other Garra species in the region by mental disc wider then long, 7½ branched dorsal-fin rays, dorsal fin hyaline or pale brown with black spots at bases of branched rays, 36 total lateral scales, 14–16 circumpeduncular scales, breast and belly behind pectoral-fin origin fully covered by deeply embedded scales, 8–12 gill rakers on lower limp of first gill arch. Distribution: Wadi Andhur, Dhofar region , Oman ( Fig. 27 ). Examined material: Based on holotype and paratypes (see Lyon et al . 2016 ).