Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist Author Esmaeili, Hamid Reza Ichthyology and Molecular Systematics Research Laboratory, Zoology Section, Department of Biology, School of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. Author Hamidan, Neshat Conservation Monitoring Centre, The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, Amman, Jordan text Zootaxa 2023 2023-08-15 5330 2 201 226 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2 journal article 54377 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2 917715f5-0eb8-41fb-9436-99a1181a5b9b 1175-5326 8249316 AA61E68D-3A1B-45BD-821F-E6AD862F6808 20. Garra shamal Kirchner, Kruckenhauser, Pichler, Borkenhagen & Freyhof, 2020 ―Muscat Garra, Shamal Garra― Endemic Taxonomy. Original description: Garra shamal Kirchner, Kruckenhauser, Pichler, Borkenhagen & Freyhof, 2020:533 , figs. 8-11 [Wadi Sahtan, Oman , 23.384°N , 57.306°E ; Holotype : NMW-100004]. Synonyms: None . Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Oman in original description by Kirchner et al. (2020) ; confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020) , Esmaeili et al. 2022 ), and Sayyadzadeh et al. (2023) . General distribution. Middle East: northern Hajar Mountains ( Oman endemic). Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman : Northern Hajar Mountains, Surur, Samail, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate , Luzug, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate , Al Samdi, Samail, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate , Wadi Fanja, Wadi Bani Kharus, Wadi Sahtan, Wadi north-east of Al Amarat, Wadi Hammam, Wadi Hat, Wadi Khawd, Wadi Mansah, Oman . Economic importance. No commercial importance. Conservation. Vulnerable (VU).