Distribution and diversity of fish from Seyhan, Ceyhan and Orontes river systems Author Baycelebi, Esra Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Faculty of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 53100 Rize, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6868-5091 doganeesra@gmail.com text Zoosystematics and Evolution 2020 96 2 747 767 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.55837 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.55837 1860-0743-2-747 356316BA35E24C239948AAC57E64B958 AAE83B057FD45B49986EC62137D3D8DA Garra variabilis (Heckel, 1843) Common names. Yapiskan balik / Variable garra. Conservation. Least Concern (LC). Material examined. FSJF 2658 St. 20., - FSJF 2737 St. 30., - FSJF 2661 St. 31. Distribution in the area. This species is distributed in the lower parts of the Orontes River drainages in Syria. In addition, Garra variabilis shows wide distributions in the Euphrates and Tigris rivers in Turkey.